The Balanced Bay off Curing

#a37d7b RGB(163,125,123)

About this color

The Balanced Bay off Curing occupies the medium, muted end of the red spectrum, defined by its coordinates #a37d7b — RGB(163, 125, 123).

#a37d7bRGB(163, 125, 123)

HSL 3° · 18% 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

Chinese red, associated with luck and celebration for millennia, remains one of the most culturally specific colour associations anywhere in the world.

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Design use

This shade sits in a versatile middle ground — useful as brand accents, data visualisation series, and illustrative elements. Its middle lightness gives it presence on both white and dark backgrounds.

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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 Balanced Bay off Curing
HEX
#a37d7b
RGB
rgb(163,125,123)
RGB%
rgb(63.9%,49%,48.2%)
HSL
hsl(3,18%,56%)
HSV
hsv(3,25%,64%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,23,25,36)
LAB
lab(56,14,7)
LCH
lch(56,16,27)
sRGB
(0.639,0.49,0.482)
HEX8
#a37d7bff
CSS Name
Decimal
163125123

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Color info

Lightness
56%
Saturation
18%
Hue
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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