Veiled Cairn without the Wasting

#5a1b11 RGB(90,27,17)

About this color

Veiled Cairn without the Wasting is rendered by screens as RGB(90, 27, 17) — a dark, vivid red hue.

#5a1b11RGB(90, 27, 17)

HSL 8° · 68% saturation · 21% lightness

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Psychology

Dark reds carry connotations of power, authority and depth — think burgundy-tinted boardrooms and aged wine labels.

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History

In ancient Rome, a particular shade of red — minium — was so valued that the scribes who illuminated manuscripts were called 'rubricators' after the colour they used for headings.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep red is most at home as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, pair this red with navy for classic contrast, with gold for a rich celebratory feel, or with soft pink and dusty rose for tonal warmth.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
Veiled Cairn without the Wasting
HEX
#5a1b11
RGB
rgb(90,27,17)
RGB%
rgb(35.3%,10.6%,6.7%)
HSL
hsl(8,68%,21%)
HSV
hsv(8,81%,35%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,70,81,65)
LAB
lab(20,28,22)
LCH
lch(20,36,38)
sRGB
(0.353,0.106,0.067)
HEX8
#5a1b11ff
CSS Name
Decimal
090027017

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Color info

Lightness
21%
Saturation
68%
Hue
Chroma
36
Temperature
WarmCool
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