The Brook above Grounded Knitting

#d9291d RGB(217,41,29)

About this color

The Brook above Grounded Knitting occupies the medium-dark, intense end of the red spectrum, defined by its coordinates #d9291d — RGB(217, 41, 29).

#d9291dRGB(217, 41, 29)

HSL 4° · 76% saturation · 48% 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 formats

Name
The Brook above Grounded Knitting
HEX
#d9291d
RGB
rgb(217,41,29)
RGB%
rgb(85.1%,16.1%,11.4%)
HSL
hsl(4,76%,48%)
HSV
hsv(4,87%,85%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,81,87,15)
LAB
lab(48,65,51)
LCH
lch(48,83,38)
sRGB
(0.851,0.161,0.114)
HEX8
#d9291dff
CSS Name
Decimal
217041029

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Color info

Lightness
48%
Saturation
76%
Hue
Chroma
83
Temperature
WarmCool
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