When Staid Brook within Keeping

#cc2c23 RGB(204,44,35)

About this color

When Staid Brook within Keeping occupies the medium-dark, vivid end of the red spectrum, defined by its coordinates #cc2c23 — RGB(204, 44, 35).

#cc2c23RGB(204, 44, 35)

HSL 3° · 71% saturation · 47% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
When Staid Brook within Keeping
HEX
#cc2c23
RGB
rgb(204,44,35)
RGB%
rgb(80%,17.3%,13.7%)
HSL
hsl(3,71%,47%)
HSV
hsv(3,83%,80%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,78,83,20)
LAB
lab(45,61,45)
LCH
lch(45,76,36)
sRGB
(0.8,0.173,0.137)
HEX8
#cc2c23ff
CSS Name
Decimal
204044035

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Color info

Lightness
47%
Saturation
71%
Hue
Chroma
76
Temperature
WarmCool
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