What Plain Basin from Cooling

#cc6674 RGB(204,102,116)

About this color

What Plain Basin from Cooling presents itself as a medium, vivid red shade, sitting at #cc6674 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#cc6674RGB(204, 102, 116)

HSL 352° · 50% saturation · 60% 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 Categories

Color formats

Name
What Plain Basin from Cooling
HEX
#cc6674
RGB
rgb(204,102,116)
RGB%
rgb(80%,40%,45.5%)
HSL
hsl(352,50%,60%)
HSV
hsv(352,50%,80%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,50,43,20)
LAB
lab(56,42,11)
LCH
lch(56,43,15)
sRGB
(0.8,0.4,0.455)
HEX8
#cc6674ff
CSS Name
Decimal
204102116

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Color info

Lightness
60%
Saturation
50%
Hue
352°
Chroma
43
Temperature
WarmCool
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