Quiet Acre for Curing

#ac8a86 RGB(172,138,134)

About this color

Quiet Acre for Curing is rendered by screens as RGB(172, 138, 134) — a medium, muted red hue.

#ac8a86RGB(172, 138, 134)

HSL 6° · 19% 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

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
Quiet Acre for Curing
HEX
#ac8a86
RGB
rgb(172,138,134)
RGB%
rgb(67.5%,54.1%,52.5%)
HSL
hsl(6,19%,60%)
HSV
hsv(6,22%,67%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,20,22,33)
LAB
lab(60,12,7)
LCH
lch(60,14,30)
sRGB
(0.675,0.541,0.525)
HEX8
#ac8a86ff
CSS Name
Decimal
172138134

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Color info

Lightness
60%
Saturation
19%
Hue
Chroma
14
Temperature
WarmCool
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