Forthright Acre by the Abiding

#78322a RGB(120,50,42)

About this color

Forthright Acre by the Abiding is a moderate, dark red tone, fixed at #78322a in the RGB color space.

#78322aRGB(120, 50, 42)

HSL 6° · 48% saturation · 32% 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

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

As a dark tone, it naturally lends itself to 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

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
Forthright Acre by the Abiding
HEX
#78322a
RGB
rgb(120,50,42)
RGB%
rgb(47.1%,19.6%,16.5%)
HSL
hsl(6,48%,32%)
HSV
hsv(6,65%,47%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,58,65,53)
LAB
lab(30,30,20)
LCH
lch(30,36,34)
sRGB
(0.471,0.196,0.165)
HEX8
#78322aff
CSS Name
Decimal
120050042

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Color info

Lightness
32%
Saturation
48%
Hue
Chroma
36
Temperature
WarmCool
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