What the Acre until Frank Toiling

#ab6259 RGB(171,98,89)

About this color

What the Acre until Frank Toiling presents itself as a medium, moderate red shade, sitting at #ab6259 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#ab6259RGB(171, 98, 89)

HSL 7° · 33% saturation · 51% 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
What the Acre until Frank Toiling
HEX
#ab6259
RGB
rgb(171,98,89)
RGB%
rgb(67.1%,38.4%,34.9%)
HSL
hsl(7,33%,51%)
HSV
hsv(7,48%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,43,48,33)
LAB
lab(50,29,18)
LCH
lch(50,34,32)
sRGB
(0.671,0.384,0.349)
HEX8
#ab6259ff
CSS Name
Decimal
171098089

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Color info

Lightness
51%
Saturation
33%
Hue
Chroma
34
Temperature
WarmCool
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