When the Honeyed Bluff underneath Rooting

#af9798 RGB(175,151,152)

About this color

When the Honeyed Bluff underneath Rooting carries its coordinates at #af9798: a medium red with muted saturation.

#af9798RGB(175, 151, 152)

HSL 358° · 13% saturation · 64% lightness

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Psychology

At this lightness red is direct: it triggers alertness, signals importance, and holds the eye.

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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

Practically, this medium red is comfortable 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

For palette building, this red sits opposite blue-green on the colour wheel — that tension creates visual energy. For calmer pairings, warm greys and off-whites let it breathe.

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Color formats

Name
When the Honeyed Bluff underneath Rooting
HEX
#af9798
RGB
rgb(175,151,152)
RGB%
rgb(68.6%,59.2%,59.6%)
HSL
hsl(358,13%,64%)
HSV
hsv(358,14%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,14,13,31)
LAB
lab(65,9,3)
LCH
lch(65,9,18)
sRGB
(0.686,0.592,0.596)
HEX8
#af9798ff
CSS Name
Decimal
175151152

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Color info

Lightness
64%
Saturation
13%
Hue
358°
Chroma
9
Temperature
WarmCool
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