When Gentle Bay through Shifting

#a54053 RGB(165,64,83)

About this color

When Gentle Bay through Shifting presents itself as a medium-dark, moderate red shade, sitting at #a54053 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#a54053RGB(165, 64, 83)

HSL 349° · 44% 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

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
When Gentle Bay through Shifting
HEX
#a54053
RGB
rgb(165,64,83)
RGB%
rgb(64.7%,25.1%,32.5%)
HSL
hsl(349,44%,45%)
HSV
hsv(349,61%,65%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,61,50,35)
LAB
lab(42,43,11)
LCH
lch(42,44,14)
sRGB
(0.647,0.251,0.325)
HEX8
#a54053ff
CSS Name
Decimal
165064083

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Color info

Lightness
45%
Saturation
44%
Hue
349°
Chroma
44
Temperature
WarmCool
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