What the Balanced Border beyond Working

#b8838f RGB(184,131,143)

About this color

What the Balanced Border beyond Working presents itself as a medium, moderate red shade, sitting at #b8838f in the 24-bit RGB space.

#b8838fRGB(184, 131, 143)

HSL 346° · 27% saturation · 62% 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

At medium lightness, this red is flexible enough to serve 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

In terms of colour combinations, 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 Balanced Border beyond Working
HEX
#b8838f
RGB
rgb(184,131,143)
RGB%
rgb(72.2%,51.4%,56.1%)
HSL
hsl(346,27%,62%)
HSV
hsv(346,29%,72%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,29,22,28)
LAB
lab(60,22,2)
LCH
lch(60,22,5)
sRGB
(0.722,0.514,0.561)
HEX8
#b8838fff
CSS Name
Decimal
184131143

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Color info

Lightness
62%
Saturation
27%
Hue
346°
Chroma
22
Temperature
WarmCool
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