Mossy Bay out Forging

#9c6a6c RGB(156,106,108)

About this color

Mossy Bay out Forging occupies the medium, muted end of the red spectrum, defined by its coordinates #9c6a6c — RGB(156, 106, 108).

#9c6a6cRGB(156, 106, 108)

HSL 358° · 20% 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

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
Mossy Bay out Forging
HEX
#9c6a6c
RGB
rgb(156,106,108)
RGB%
rgb(61.2%,41.6%,42.4%)
HSL
hsl(358,20%,51%)
HSV
hsv(358,32%,61%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,32,31,39)
LAB
lab(50,20,7)
LCH
lch(50,21,19)
sRGB
(0.612,0.416,0.424)
HEX8
#9c6a6cff
CSS Name
Decimal
156106108

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
20%
Hue
358°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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