Palettes / Colors / #765656

#765656 — Dusty Red

#765656 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 #765656 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.

#765656 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 #567676; it also sits naturally between #765666 and #766656. 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 46% · Green 34% · Blue 34%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 27% · Key 54%

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

Previews

CSS code for #765656

.text { color: #765656; }
.background { background-color: #765656; }
.border { border: 3px solid #765656; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(118, 86, 86); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 16%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #765656; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(118, 86, 86, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #765656; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(118, 86, 86, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#765656">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#765656">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #567676:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #765656: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #765656

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 #765656 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 #765656 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 #765656?

#765656 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 118, 86, 86). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #765656?

#765656 is RGB 118, 86, 86 — HSL 0°, 16%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 27%, 54%.

What colors go with #765656?

Its complement is #567676; analogous partners are #765666 and #766656. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #765656 for text?

White text on #765656 has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.24:1.