What the Equable Brook atop Plowing

#9f5f6f RGB(159,95,111)

About this color

What the Equable Brook atop Plowing is rendered by screens as RGB(159, 95, 111) — a medium, moderate red hue.

#9f5f6fRGB(159, 95, 111)

HSL 345° · 25% 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

Chinese red, associated with luck and celebration for millennia, remains one of the most culturally specific colour associations anywhere in the world.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as brand accents, data visualisation series, and illustrative elements. Its middle lightness gives it presence on both white and dark backgrounds.

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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
What the Equable Brook atop Plowing
HEX
#9f5f6f
RGB
rgb(159,95,111)
RGB%
rgb(62.4%,37.3%,43.5%)
HSL
hsl(345,25%,50%)
HSV
hsv(345,40%,62%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,40,30,38)
LAB
lab(48,28,2)
LCH
lch(48,28,4)
sRGB
(0.624,0.373,0.435)
HEX8
#9f5f6fff
CSS Name
Decimal
159095111

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Color info

Lightness
50%
Saturation
25%
Hue
345°
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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