The Bay down Hewn Guarding

#901c0d RGB(144,28,13)

About this color

The Bay down Hewn Guarding is a intense, dark red tone, fixed at #901c0d in the RGB color space.

#901c0dRGB(144, 28, 13)

HSL 7° · 83% saturation · 31% 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
The Bay down Hewn Guarding
HEX
#901c0d
RGB
rgb(144,28,13)
RGB%
rgb(56.5%,11%,5.1%)
HSL
hsl(7,83%,31%)
HSV
hsv(7,91%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,81,91,44)
LAB
lab(31,47,39)
LCH
lch(31,61,40)
sRGB
(0.565,0.11,0.051)
HEX8
#901c0dff
CSS Name
Decimal
144028013

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Color info

Lightness
31%
Saturation
83%
Hue
Chroma
61
Temperature
WarmCool
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