What the Stained Bay between Guarding

#c50d2f RGB(197,13,47)

About this color

What the Stained Bay between Guarding reads as medium-dark and intense — a red tone recorded at #c50d2f, RGB(197, 13, 47).

#c50d2fRGB(197, 13, 47)

HSL 349° · 88% saturation · 41% 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
What the Stained Bay between Guarding
HEX
#c50d2f
RGB
rgb(197,13,47)
RGB%
rgb(77.3%,5.1%,18.4%)
HSL
hsl(349,88%,41%)
HSV
hsv(349,93%,77%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,93,76,23)
LAB
lab(42,66,34)
LCH
lch(42,74,27)
sRGB
(0.773,0.051,0.184)
HEX8
#c50d2fff
CSS Name
Decimal
197013047

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Color info

Lightness
41%
Saturation
88%
Hue
349°
Chroma
74
Temperature
WarmCool
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