The Matronly Brook over Forming

#81505b RGB(129,80,91)

About this color

The Matronly Brook over Forming presents itself as a medium-dark, muted red shade, sitting at #81505b in the 24-bit RGB space.

#81505bRGB(129, 80, 91)

HSL 347° · 23% saturation · 41% 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 formats

Name
The Matronly Brook over Forming
HEX
#81505b
RGB
rgb(129,80,91)
RGB%
rgb(50.6%,31.4%,35.7%)
HSL
hsl(347,23%,41%)
HSV
hsv(347,38%,51%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,38,29,49)
LAB
lab(40,22,2)
LCH
lch(40,22,5)
sRGB
(0.506,0.314,0.357)
HEX8
#81505bff
CSS Name
Decimal
129080091

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Color info

Lightness
41%
Saturation
23%
Hue
347°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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