Broken Cairn down the Throttling

#81120a RGB(129,18,10)

About this color

Broken Cairn down the Throttling is rendered by screens as RGB(129, 18, 10) — a dark, intense red hue.

#81120aRGB(129, 18, 10)

HSL 4° · 86% saturation · 27% 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
Broken Cairn down the Throttling
HEX
#81120a
RGB
rgb(129,18,10)
RGB%
rgb(50.6%,7.1%,3.9%)
HSL
hsl(4,86%,27%)
HSV
hsv(4,92%,51%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,86,92,49)
LAB
lab(27,45,35)
LCH
lch(27,57,38)
sRGB
(0.506,0.071,0.039)
HEX8
#81120aff
CSS Name
Decimal
129018010

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Color info

Lightness
27%
Saturation
86%
Hue
Chroma
57
Temperature
WarmCool
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