The Poised Border for Spanning

#a94f4b RGB(169,79,75)

About this color

The Poised Border for Spanning presents itself as a medium-dark, moderate red shade, sitting at #a94f4b in the 24-bit RGB space.

#a94f4bRGB(169, 79, 75)

HSL 3° · 39% saturation · 48% 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 formats

Name
The Poised Border for Spanning
HEX
#a94f4b
RGB
rgb(169,79,75)
RGB%
rgb(66.3%,31%,29.4%)
HSL
hsl(3,39%,48%)
HSV
hsv(3,56%,66%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,53,56,34)
LAB
lab(45,37,20)
LCH
lch(45,42,28)
sRGB
(0.663,0.31,0.294)
HEX8
#a94f4bff
CSS Name
Decimal
169079075

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Color info

Lightness
48%
Saturation
39%
Hue
Chroma
42
Temperature
WarmCool
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