What the Bluff without Layered Stirring

#e43939 RGB(228,57,57)

About this color

What the Bluff without Layered Stirring presents itself as a medium, intense red shade, sitting at #e43939 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#e43939RGB(228, 57, 57)

HSL 0° · 76% saturation · 56% 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 the Bluff without Layered Stirring
HEX
#e43939
RGB
rgb(228,57,57)
RGB%
rgb(89.4%,22.4%,22.4%)
HSL
hsl(0,76%,56%)
HSV
hsv(0,75%,89%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,75,75,11)
LAB
lab(52,65,41)
LCH
lch(52,77,32)
sRGB
(0.894,0.224,0.224)
HEX8
#e43939ff
CSS Name
Decimal
228057057

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
76%
Hue
Chroma
77
Temperature
WarmCool
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