When Mourning Basalt round Despairing

#6d1123 RGB(109,17,35)

About this color

When Mourning Basalt round Despairing is rendered by screens as RGB(109, 17, 35) — a dark, vivid red hue.

#6d1123RGB(109, 17, 35)

HSL 348° · 73% saturation · 25% 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
When Mourning Basalt round Despairing
HEX
#6d1123
RGB
rgb(109,17,35)
RGB%
rgb(42.7%,6.7%,13.7%)
HSL
hsl(348,73%,25%)
HSV
hsv(348,84%,43%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,84,68,57)
LAB
lab(23,40,15)
LCH
lch(23,43,21)
sRGB
(0.427,0.067,0.137)
HEX8
#6d1123ff
CSS Name
Decimal
109017035

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Color info

Lightness
25%
Saturation
73%
Hue
348°
Chroma
43
Temperature
WarmCool
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