When the Forthcoming Brook in Seeding

#7c5a58 RGB(124,90,88)

About this color

When the Forthcoming Brook in Seeding is a muted, medium-dark red tone, fixed at #7c5a58 in the RGB color space.

#7c5a58RGB(124, 90, 88)

HSL 3° · 17% saturation · 42% lightness

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Psychology

At this lightness red is direct: it triggers alertness, signals importance, and holds the eye.

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History

Red ochre is among the oldest pigments used by humans — found in cave paintings dating back over 70,000 years, suggesting an early and enduring fascination with this hue.

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Design use

Practically, this medium-dark red is comfortable as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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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 Forthcoming Brook in Seeding
HEX
#7c5a58
RGB
rgb(124,90,88)
RGB%
rgb(48.6%,35.3%,34.5%)
HSL
hsl(3,17%,42%)
HSV
hsv(3,29%,49%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,27,29,51)
LAB
lab(42,14,7)
LCH
lch(42,16,27)
sRGB
(0.486,0.353,0.345)
HEX8
#7c5a58ff
CSS Name
Decimal
124090088

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Color info

Lightness
42%
Saturation
17%
Hue
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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