Old-fashioned Brook During Winding

#bb3e4c RGB(187,62,76)

About this color

Old-fashioned Brook During Winding occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the red spectrum, defined by its coordinates #bb3e4c — RGB(187, 62, 76).

#bb3e4cRGB(187, 62, 76)

HSL 353° · 50% saturation · 49% 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
Old-fashioned Brook During Winding
HEX
#bb3e4c
RGB
rgb(187,62,76)
RGB%
rgb(73.3%,24.3%,29.8%)
HSL
hsl(353,50%,49%)
HSV
hsv(353,67%,73%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,67,59,27)
LAB
lab(45,51,20)
LCH
lch(45,55,21)
sRGB
(0.733,0.243,0.298)
HEX8
#bb3e4cff
CSS Name
Decimal
187062076

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Color info

Lightness
49%
Saturation
50%
Hue
353°
Chroma
55
Temperature
WarmCool
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