Palettes / Colors / #7F5757

#7F5757 — Dusty Red

#7F5757 is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the red family.

#7F5757 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 #577F7F; it also sits naturally between #7F576B and #7F6B57. 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 50% · Green 34% · Blue 34%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 31% · Key 50%

Previews

CSS code for #7F5757

.text { color: #7F5757; }
.background { background-color: #7F5757; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7F5757; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(127, 87, 87); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 19%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7F5757; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(127, 87, 87, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7F5757; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(127, 87, 87, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7F5757">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7F5757">Div content here</div>

Shades of #7F5757

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Tones of #7F5757

Color harmonies

Complementary — #577F7F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7F5757: #FFFFFF.

How #7F5757 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 #7F5757 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #7F5757?

#7F5757 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 127, 87, 87). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7F5757?

#7F5757 is RGB 127, 87, 87 — HSL 0°, 19%, 42% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 31%, 50%.

What colors go with #7F5757?

Its complement is #577F7F; analogous partners are #7F576B and #7F6B57. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7F5757 for text?

White text on #7F5757 has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.40:1.