The Untroubled Bluff through Girding

#8e4850 RGB(142,72,80)

About this color

The Untroubled Bluff through Girding is rendered by screens as RGB(142, 72, 80) — a medium-dark, moderate red hue.

#8e4850RGB(142, 72, 80)

HSL 353° · 33% 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

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 Categories

Color formats

Name
The Untroubled Bluff through Girding
HEX
#8e4850
RGB
rgb(142,72,80)
RGB%
rgb(55.7%,28.2%,31.4%)
HSL
hsl(353,33%,42%)
HSV
hsv(353,49%,56%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,49,44,44)
LAB
lab(40,30,9)
LCH
lch(40,31,17)
sRGB
(0.557,0.282,0.314)
HEX8
#8e4850ff
CSS Name
Decimal
142072080

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Color info

Lightness
42%
Saturation
33%
Hue
353°
Chroma
31
Temperature
WarmCool
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