The Worldly Arch Against Casting

#ab5250 RGB(171,82,80)

About this color

The Worldly Arch Against Casting occupies the medium-dark, moderate end of the red spectrum, defined by its coordinates #ab5250 — RGB(171, 82, 80).

#ab5250RGB(171, 82, 80)

HSL 1° · 36% saturation · 49% 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
The Worldly Arch Against Casting
HEX
#ab5250
RGB
rgb(171,82,80)
RGB%
rgb(67.1%,32.2%,31.4%)
HSL
hsl(1,36%,49%)
HSV
hsv(1,53%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,52,53,33)
LAB
lab(46,36,18)
LCH
lch(46,40,27)
sRGB
(0.671,0.322,0.314)
HEX8
#ab5250ff
CSS Name
Decimal
171082080

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Color info

Lightness
49%
Saturation
36%
Hue
Chroma
40
Temperature
WarmCool
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