Palettes / Colors / #775558

#775558 — Dusty Red

#775558 is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the red family.

#775558 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 #557774; it also sits naturally between #775569 and #776355. 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 47% · Green 33% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 26% · Key 53%

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

Previews

CSS code for #775558

.text { color: #775558; }
.background { background-color: #775558; }
.border { border: 3px solid #775558; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(119, 85, 88); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 17%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #775558; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(119, 85, 88, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #775558; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(119, 85, 88, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#775558">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#775558">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #557774:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #775558: #FFFFFF.

How #775558 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 #775558 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 #775558?

#775558 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 119, 85, 88). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #775558?

#775558 is RGB 119, 85, 88 — HSL 355°, 17%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 26%, 53%.

What colors go with #775558?

Its complement is #557774; analogous partners are #775569 and #776355. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #775558 for text?

White text on #775558 has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.22:1.