Composed Brook over Casting

#9e4856 RGB(158,72,86)

About this color

Composed Brook over Casting is rendered by screens as RGB(158, 72, 86) — a medium-dark, moderate red hue.

#9e4856RGB(158, 72, 86)

HSL 350° · 37% saturation · 45% 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
Composed Brook over Casting
HEX
#9e4856
RGB
rgb(158,72,86)
RGB%
rgb(62%,28.2%,33.7%)
HSL
hsl(350,37%,45%)
HSV
hsv(350,54%,62%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,54,46,38)
LAB
lab(42,37,9)
LCH
lch(42,38,14)
sRGB
(0.62,0.282,0.337)
HEX8
#9e4856ff
CSS Name
Decimal
158072086

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Color info

Lightness
45%
Saturation
37%
Hue
350°
Chroma
38
Temperature
WarmCool
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