When the Ocherous Border through Centering

#b31728 RGB(179,23,40)

About this color

When the Ocherous Border through Centering is rendered by screens as RGB(179, 23, 40) — a medium-dark, intense red hue.

#b31728RGB(179, 23, 40)

HSL 353° · 77% saturation · 40% 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 Ocherous Border through Centering
HEX
#b31728
RGB
rgb(179,23,40)
RGB%
rgb(70.2%,9%,15.7%)
HSL
hsl(353,77%,40%)
HSV
hsv(353,87%,70%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,87,78,30)
LAB
lab(38,59,34)
LCH
lch(38,68,30)
sRGB
(0.702,0.09,0.157)
HEX8
#b31728ff
CSS Name
Decimal
179023040

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Color info

Lightness
40%
Saturation
77%
Hue
353°
Chroma
68
Temperature
WarmCool
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