The Brook on Temperate Depositing

#b9121d RGB(185,18,29)

About this color

The Brook on Temperate Depositing presents itself as a medium-dark, intense red shade, sitting at #b9121d in the 24-bit RGB space.

#b9121dRGB(185, 18, 29)

HSL 356° · 82% 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

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 formats

Name
The Brook on Temperate Depositing
HEX
#b9121d
RGB
rgb(185,18,29)
RGB%
rgb(72.5%,7.1%,11.4%)
HSL
hsl(356,82%,40%)
HSV
hsv(356,90%,73%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,90,84,27)
LAB
lab(39,61,41)
LCH
lch(39,73,34)
sRGB
(0.725,0.071,0.114)
HEX8
#b9121dff
CSS Name
Decimal
185018029

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Color info

Lightness
40%
Saturation
82%
Hue
356°
Chroma
73
Temperature
WarmCool
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