Thick Arch behind Pausing

#a94f4c RGB(169,79,76)

About this color

Thick Arch behind Pausing is rendered by screens as RGB(169, 79, 76) — a medium-dark, moderate red hue.

#a94f4cRGB(169, 79, 76)

HSL 2° · 38% 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

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 formats

Name
Thick Arch behind Pausing
HEX
#a94f4c
RGB
rgb(169,79,76)
RGB%
rgb(66.3%,31%,29.8%)
HSL
hsl(2,38%,48%)
HSV
hsv(2,55%,66%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,53,55,34)
LAB
lab(45,37,19)
LCH
lch(45,42,27)
sRGB
(0.663,0.31,0.298)
HEX8
#a94f4cff
CSS Name
Decimal
169079076

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Color info

Lightness
48%
Saturation
38%
Hue
Chroma
42
Temperature
WarmCool
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