The Bog toward Mellow Reckoning

#b23732 RGB(178,55,50)

About this color

The Bog toward Mellow Reckoning occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the red spectrum, defined by its coordinates #b23732 — RGB(178, 55, 50).

#b23732RGB(178, 55, 50)

HSL 2° · 56% 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

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 Bog toward Mellow Reckoning
HEX
#b23732
RGB
rgb(178,55,50)
RGB%
rgb(69.8%,21.6%,19.6%)
HSL
hsl(2,56%,45%)
HSV
hsv(2,72%,70%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,69,72,30)
LAB
lab(42,49,31)
LCH
lch(42,58,32)
sRGB
(0.698,0.216,0.196)
HEX8
#b23732ff
CSS Name
Decimal
178055050

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Color info

Lightness
45%
Saturation
56%
Hue
Chroma
58
Temperature
WarmCool
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