The Border until Rooted Sounding

#bc1a2d RGB(188,26,45)

About this color

The Border until Rooted Sounding presents itself as a medium-dark, intense red shade, sitting at #bc1a2d in the 24-bit RGB space.

#bc1a2dRGB(188, 26, 45)

HSL 353° · 76% saturation · 42% 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 Border until Rooted Sounding
HEX
#bc1a2d
RGB
rgb(188,26,45)
RGB%
rgb(73.7%,10.2%,17.6%)
HSL
hsl(353,76%,42%)
HSV
hsv(353,86%,74%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,86,76,26)
LAB
lab(41,61,33)
LCH
lch(41,69,28)
sRGB
(0.737,0.102,0.176)
HEX8
#bc1a2dff
CSS Name
Decimal
188026045

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Color info

Lightness
42%
Saturation
76%
Hue
353°
Chroma
69
Temperature
WarmCool
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