Palettes / Colors / #765B60

#765B60 — Dusty Red

#765B60 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 #765B60 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.

#765B60 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 #5B7671; it also sits naturally between #765B6E and #76645B. 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 36% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 19% · Key 54%

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

Previews

CSS code for #765B60

.text { color: #765B60; }
.background { background-color: #765B60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #765B60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(118, 91, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(349, 13%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #765B60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(118, 91, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #765B60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(118, 91, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#765B60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#765B60">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5B7671:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #765B60: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #765B60

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 #765B60 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 #765B60 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

← #765B5F  ·  #765B61 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #765B60?

#765B60 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 118, 91, 96). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #765B60?

#765B60 is RGB 118, 91, 96 — HSL 349°, 13%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 19%, 54%.

What colors go with #765B60?

Its complement is #5B7671; analogous partners are #765B6E and #76645B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #765B60 for text?

White text on #765B60 has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.44:1.