Sustained Acre until the Turning

#a53531 RGB(165,53,49)

About this color

Sustained Acre until the Turning presents itself as a medium-dark, vivid red shade, sitting at #a53531 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#a53531RGB(165, 53, 49)

HSL 2° · 54% 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

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 Categories

Color formats

Name
Sustained Acre until the Turning
HEX
#a53531
RGB
rgb(165,53,49)
RGB%
rgb(64.7%,20.8%,19.2%)
HSL
hsl(2,54%,42%)
HSV
hsv(2,70%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,68,70,35)
LAB
lab(39,46,28)
LCH
lch(39,54,31)
sRGB
(0.647,0.208,0.192)
HEX8
#a53531ff
CSS Name
Decimal
165053049

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Color info

Lightness
42%
Saturation
54%
Hue
Chroma
54
Temperature
WarmCool
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