Palettes / Colors / #554643

#554643 — Dusty Red

#554643 is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the red family.

#554643 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #435356; it also sits naturally between #564349 and #565043. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 33% · Green 27% · Blue 26%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 21% · Key 67%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #554643

.text { color: #554643; }
.background { background-color: #554643; }
.border { border: 3px solid #554643; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(85, 70, 67); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 12%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #554643; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(85, 70, 67, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #554643; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(85, 70, 67, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#554643">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#554643">Div content here</div>

Shades of #554643

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Tones of #554643

Color harmonies

Complementary — #435356:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #554643: #FFFFFF.

How #554643 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #554643 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #554643?

#554643 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 85, 70, 67). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #554643?

#554643 is RGB 85, 70, 67 — HSL 10°, 12%, 30% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 21%, 67%.

What colors go with #554643?

Its complement is #435356; analogous partners are #564349 and #565043. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #554643 for text?

White text on #554643 has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.34:1.