What Starless Cairn beneath Lapsing

#521514 RGB(82,21,20)

About this color

What Starless Cairn beneath Lapsing carries its coordinates at #521514: a dark red with vivid saturation.

#521514RGB(82, 21, 20)

HSL 1° · 61% saturation · 20% lightness

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Psychology

In its darker registers red becomes serious: ambition, gravitas, and a certain controlled intensity.

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History

Chinese red, associated with luck and celebration for millennia, remains one of the most culturally specific colour associations anywhere in the world.

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Design use

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to a primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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Colour pairings

For palette building, this red sits opposite blue-green on the colour wheel — that tension creates visual energy. For calmer pairings, warm greys and off-whites let it breathe.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
What Starless Cairn beneath Lapsing
HEX
#521514
RGB
rgb(82,21,20)
RGB%
rgb(32.2%,8.2%,7.8%)
HSL
hsl(1,61%,20%)
HSV
hsv(1,76%,32%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,74,76,68)
LAB
lab(17,28,17)
LCH
lch(17,33,31)
sRGB
(0.322,0.082,0.078)
HEX8
#521514ff
CSS Name
Decimal
082021020

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Color info

Lightness
20%
Saturation
61%
Hue
Chroma
33
Temperature
WarmCool
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