The Salted Acre before Hedging

#af7c80 RGB(175,124,128)

About this color

The Salted Acre before Hedging is a muted, medium red tone, fixed at #af7c80 in the RGB color space.

#af7c80RGB(175, 124, 128)

HSL 355° · 24% saturation · 59% lightness

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Psychology

At this lightness red is direct: it triggers alertness, signals importance, and holds the eye.

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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

Practically, this medium red is comfortable 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

For palette building, this red sits opposite blue-green on the colour wheel — that tension creates visual energy. For calmer pairings, warm greys and off-whites let it breathe.

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Color formats

Name
The Salted Acre before Hedging
HEX
#af7c80
RGB
rgb(175,124,128)
RGB%
rgb(68.6%,48.6%,50.2%)
HSL
hsl(355,24%,59%)
HSV
hsv(355,29%,69%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,29,27,31)
LAB
lab(57,20,6)
LCH
lch(57,21,17)
sRGB
(0.686,0.486,0.502)
HEX8
#af7c80ff
CSS Name
Decimal
175124128

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Color info

Lightness
59%
Saturation
24%
Hue
355°
Chroma
21
Temperature
WarmCool
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