What the Practical Brook in Lasting

#b3726f RGB(179,114,111)

About this color

What the Practical Brook in Lasting is rendered by screens as RGB(179, 114, 111) — a medium, moderate red hue.

#b3726fRGB(179, 114, 111)

HSL 3° · 31% saturation · 57% 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
What the Practical Brook in Lasting
HEX
#b3726f
RGB
rgb(179,114,111)
RGB%
rgb(70.2%,44.7%,43.5%)
HSL
hsl(3,31%,57%)
HSV
hsv(3,38%,70%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,36,38,30)
LAB
lab(55,25,12)
LCH
lch(55,28,26)
sRGB
(0.702,0.447,0.435)
HEX8
#b3726fff
CSS Name
Decimal
179114111

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Color info

Lightness
57%
Saturation
31%
Hue
Chroma
28
Temperature
WarmCool
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