Palettes / Colors / #6F5259

#6F5259 — Dusty Red

#6F5259 is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dimgray (#696969) — not an exact match. CSS dimgray gives you #696969, a different color; use #6F5259 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.

#6F5259 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 #526F69; it also sits naturally between #6F5268 and #6F5A52. 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 44% · Green 32% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 20% · Key 56%

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

Previews

CSS code for #6F5259

.text { color: #6F5259; }
.background { background-color: #6F5259; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6F5259; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(111, 82, 89); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 15%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6F5259; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(111, 82, 89, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6F5259; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(111, 82, 89, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6F5259">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6F5259">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #526F69:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6F5259: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6F5259

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 #6F5259 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 #6F5259 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

← #6F5258  ·  #6F525A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #6F5259?

#6F5259 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 111, 82, 89). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6F5259?

#6F5259 is RGB 111, 82, 89 — HSL 346°, 15%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 20%, 56%.

What colors go with #6F5259?

Its complement is #526F69; analogous partners are #6F5268 and #6F5A52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6F5259 for text?

White text on #6F5259 has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.03:1.