When the Worldly Border up Plowing

#ac3748 RGB(172,55,72)

About this color

When the Worldly Border up Plowing is rendered by screens as RGB(172, 55, 72) — a medium-dark, vivid red hue.

#ac3748RGB(172, 55, 72)

HSL 351° · 52% 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

Chinese red, associated with luck and celebration for millennia, remains one of the most culturally specific colour associations anywhere in the world.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as brand accents, data visualisation series, and illustrative elements. Its middle lightness gives it presence on both white and dark backgrounds.

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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
When the Worldly Border up Plowing
HEX
#ac3748
RGB
rgb(172,55,72)
RGB%
rgb(67.5%,21.6%,28.2%)
HSL
hsl(351,52%,45%)
HSV
hsv(351,68%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,68,58,33)
LAB
lab(41,49,17)
LCH
lch(41,52,19)
sRGB
(0.675,0.216,0.282)
HEX8
#ac3748ff
CSS Name
Decimal
172055072

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Color info

Lightness
45%
Saturation
52%
Hue
351°
Chroma
52
Temperature
WarmCool
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