Palettes / Colors / #614642

#614642 — Dusty Red

#614642 is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #614642 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#614642 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 #425D61; it also sits naturally between #61424D and #615642. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 38% · Green 27% · Blue 26%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 32% · Key 62%

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

Previews

CSS code for #614642

.text { color: #614642; }
.background { background-color: #614642; }
.border { border: 3px solid #614642; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(97, 70, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 19%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #614642; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(97, 70, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #614642; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(97, 70, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#614642">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#614642">Div content here</div>

Shades of #614642

Tints of #614642

Tones of #614642

Color harmonies

Complementary — #425D61:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #614642: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #614642

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #614642 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 #614642 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

← #614641  ·  #614643 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #614642?

#614642 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 97, 70, 66). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #614642?

#614642 is RGB 97, 70, 66 — HSL 8°, 19%, 32% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 32%, 62%.

What colors go with #614642?

Its complement is #425D61; analogous partners are #61424D and #615642. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #614642 for text?

White text on #614642 has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.46:1.