When the Wretched Cavern throughout Rusting

#450808 RGB(69,8,8)

About this color

When the Wretched Cavern throughout Rusting is rendered by screens as RGB(69, 8, 8) — a dark, intense red hue.

#450808RGB(69, 8, 8)

HSL 0° · 79% saturation · 15% 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 formats

Name
When the Wretched Cavern throughout Rusting
HEX
#450808
RGB
rgb(69,8,8)
RGB%
rgb(27.1%,3.1%,3.1%)
HSL
hsl(0,79%,15%)
HSV
hsv(0,88%,27%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,88,88,73)
LAB
lab(12,28,16)
LCH
lch(12,32,30)
sRGB
(0.271,0.031,0.031)
HEX8
#450808ff
CSS Name
Decimal
069008008

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Color info

Lightness
15%
Saturation
79%
Hue
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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