Blighted Char outside Plunging

#5e121c RGB(94,18,28)

About this color

Blighted Char outside Plunging is rendered by screens as RGB(94, 18, 28) — a dark, vivid red hue.

#5e121cRGB(94, 18, 28)

HSL 352° · 68% saturation · 22% 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
Blighted Char outside Plunging
HEX
#5e121c
RGB
rgb(94,18,28)
RGB%
rgb(36.9%,7.1%,11%)
HSL
hsl(352,68%,22%)
HSV
hsv(352,81%,37%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,81,70,63)
LAB
lab(20,34,15)
LCH
lch(20,37,24)
sRGB
(0.369,0.071,0.11)
HEX8
#5e121cff
CSS Name
Decimal
094018028

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Color info

Lightness
22%
Saturation
68%
Hue
352°
Chroma
37
Temperature
WarmCool
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