The Rustic Border for Knitting

#ae4c50 RGB(174,76,80)

About this color

The Rustic Border for Knitting presents itself as a medium-dark, moderate red shade, sitting at #ae4c50 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#ae4c50RGB(174, 76, 80)

HSL 358° · 39% saturation · 49% 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 formats

Name
The Rustic Border for Knitting
HEX
#ae4c50
RGB
rgb(174,76,80)
RGB%
rgb(68.2%,29.8%,31.4%)
HSL
hsl(358,39%,49%)
HSV
hsv(358,56%,68%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,56,54,32)
LAB
lab(45,40,18)
LCH
lch(45,44,24)
sRGB
(0.682,0.298,0.314)
HEX8
#ae4c50ff
CSS Name
Decimal
174076080

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Color info

Lightness
49%
Saturation
39%
Hue
358°
Chroma
44
Temperature
WarmCool
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