When Hardy Cape upon Climbing

#8b7273 RGB(139,114,115)

About this color

When Hardy Cape upon Climbing is rendered by screens as RGB(139, 114, 115) — a medium, muted red hue.

#8b7273RGB(139, 114, 115)

HSL 358° · 10% saturation · 50% 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

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful 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

When it comes to colour harmony, 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
When Hardy Cape upon Climbing
HEX
#8b7273
RGB
rgb(139,114,115)
RGB%
rgb(54.5%,44.7%,45.1%)
HSL
hsl(358,10%,50%)
HSV
hsv(358,18%,55%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,18,17,45)
LAB
lab(50,10,3)
LCH
lch(50,10,17)
sRGB
(0.545,0.447,0.451)
HEX8
#8b7273ff
CSS Name
Decimal
139114115

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Color info

Lightness
50%
Saturation
10%
Hue
358°
Chroma
10
Temperature
WarmCool
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