What the Border down Warm-hued Settling

#ad7179 RGB(173,113,121)

About this color

What the Border down Warm-hued Settling is rendered by screens as RGB(173, 113, 121) — a medium, moderate red hue.

#ad7179RGB(173, 113, 121)

HSL 352° · 27% saturation · 56% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
What the Border down Warm-hued Settling
HEX
#ad7179
RGB
rgb(173,113,121)
RGB%
rgb(67.8%,44.3%,47.5%)
HSL
hsl(352,27%,56%)
HSV
hsv(352,35%,68%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,35,30,32)
LAB
lab(54,25,5)
LCH
lch(54,25,11)
sRGB
(0.678,0.443,0.475)
HEX8
#ad7179ff
CSS Name
Decimal
173113121

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
27%
Hue
352°
Chroma
25
Temperature
WarmCool
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