The Thick Bluff up Turning

#cc5c70 RGB(204,92,112)

About this color

The Thick Bluff up Turning reads as medium and vivid — a red tone recorded at #cc5c70, RGB(204, 92, 112).

#cc5c70RGB(204, 92, 112)

HSL 349° · 52% saturation · 58% 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 Thick Bluff up Turning
HEX
#cc5c70
RGB
rgb(204,92,112)
RGB%
rgb(80%,36.1%,43.9%)
HSL
hsl(349,52%,58%)
HSV
hsv(349,55%,80%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,55,45,20)
LAB
lab(54,46,11)
LCH
lch(54,47,13)
sRGB
(0.8,0.361,0.439)
HEX8
#cc5c70ff
CSS Name
Decimal
204092112

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Color info

Lightness
58%
Saturation
52%
Hue
349°
Chroma
47
Temperature
WarmCool
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