When the Familiar Border past Grading

#7e5d58 RGB(126,93,88)

About this color

When the Familiar Border past Grading presents itself as a medium-dark, muted red shade, sitting at #7e5d58 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#7e5d58RGB(126, 93, 88)

HSL 8° · 18% saturation · 42% lightness

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Psychology

Red at medium lightness is perhaps the most attention-commanding hue in the spectrum — associated with urgency, passion, and confidence.

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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

At medium lightness, this red is flexible enough to serve 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When the Familiar Border past Grading
HEX
#7e5d58
RGB
rgb(126,93,88)
RGB%
rgb(49.4%,36.5%,34.5%)
HSL
hsl(8,18%,42%)
HSV
hsv(8,30%,49%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,26,30,51)
LAB
lab(43,13,8)
LCH
lch(43,15,32)
sRGB
(0.494,0.365,0.345)
HEX8
#7e5d58ff
CSS Name
Decimal
126093088

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Color info

Lightness
42%
Saturation
18%
Hue
Chroma
15
Temperature
WarmCool
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