When the Wounded Carbon toward Brooding

#7b2b18 RGB(123,43,24)

About this color

When the Wounded Carbon toward Brooding carries its coordinates at #7b2b18: a dark red with vivid saturation.

#7b2b18RGB(123, 43, 24)

HSL 12° · 67% saturation · 29% 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
When the Wounded Carbon toward Brooding
HEX
#7b2b18
RGB
rgb(123,43,24)
RGB%
rgb(48.2%,16.9%,9.4%)
HSL
hsl(12,67%,29%)
HSV
hsv(12,80%,48%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,65,80,52)
LAB
lab(29,34,30)
LCH
lch(29,45,41)
sRGB
(0.482,0.169,0.094)
HEX8
#7b2b18ff
CSS Name
Decimal
123043024

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Color info

Lightness
29%
Saturation
67%
Hue
12°
Chroma
45
Temperature
WarmCool
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