Palettes / Colors / #6E4E4E

#6E4E4E — Dusty Red

#6E4E4E is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the red family.

#6E4E4E 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 #4E6E6E; it also sits naturally between #6E4E5E and #6E5E4E. 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 43% · Green 31% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 29% · Key 57%

Previews

CSS code for #6E4E4E

.text { color: #6E4E4E; }
.background { background-color: #6E4E4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6E4E4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(110, 78, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 17%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6E4E4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(110, 78, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6E4E4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(110, 78, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6E4E4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6E4E4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #6E4E4E

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Tones of #6E4E4E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E6E6E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6E4E4E: #FFFFFF.

How #6E4E4E 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 #6E4E4E or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #6E4E4D  ·  #6E4E4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #6E4E4E?

#6E4E4E is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 110, 78, 78). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6E4E4E?

#6E4E4E is RGB 110, 78, 78 — HSL 0°, 17%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 29%, 57%.

What colors go with #6E4E4E?

Its complement is #4E6E6E; analogous partners are #6E4E5E and #6E5E4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6E4E4E for text?

White text on #6E4E4E has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.86:1.