The Bluff into Venerable Abiding

#937072 RGB(147,112,114)

About this color

The Bluff into Venerable Abiding presents itself as a medium, muted red shade, sitting at #937072 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#937072RGB(147, 112, 114)

HSL 357° · 14% saturation · 51% 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 Bluff into Venerable Abiding
HEX
#937072
RGB
rgb(147,112,114)
RGB%
rgb(57.6%,43.9%,44.7%)
HSL
hsl(357,14%,51%)
HSV
hsv(357,24%,58%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,24,22,42)
LAB
lab(51,14,4)
LCH
lch(51,15,16)
sRGB
(0.576,0.439,0.447)
HEX8
#937072ff
CSS Name
Decimal
147112114

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
14%
Hue
357°
Chroma
15
Temperature
WarmCool
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