The Deliberate Border beneath Bordering

#dc5a70 RGB(220,90,112)

About this color

The Deliberate Border beneath Bordering occupies the medium, vivid end of the red spectrum, defined by its coordinates #dc5a70 — RGB(220, 90, 112).

#dc5a70RGB(220, 90, 112)

HSL 350° · 65% saturation · 61% 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
The Deliberate Border beneath Bordering
HEX
#dc5a70
RGB
rgb(220,90,112)
RGB%
rgb(86.3%,35.3%,43.9%)
HSL
hsl(350,65%,61%)
HSV
hsv(350,59%,86%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,59,49,14)
LAB
lab(56,53,14)
LCH
lch(56,55,15)
sRGB
(0.863,0.353,0.439)
HEX8
#dc5a70ff
CSS Name
Decimal
220090112

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Color info

Lightness
61%
Saturation
65%
Hue
350°
Chroma
55
Temperature
WarmCool
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