Palettes / Colors / #815656

#815656 — Dusty Red

#815656 is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the red family.

#815656 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 #568181; it also sits naturally between #81566B and #816B56. 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 51% · Green 34% · Blue 34%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 33% · Key 49%

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

Previews

CSS code for #815656

.text { color: #815656; }
.background { background-color: #815656; }
.border { border: 3px solid #815656; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(129, 86, 86); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 20%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #815656; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(129, 86, 86, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #815656; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(129, 86, 86, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#815656">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#815656">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #568181:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #815656: #FFFFFF.

How #815656 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 #815656 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 #815656?

#815656 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 129, 86, 86). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #815656?

#815656 is RGB 129, 86, 86 — HSL 0°, 20%, 42% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 33%, 49%.

What colors go with #815656?

Its complement is #568181; analogous partners are #81566B and #816B56. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #815656 for text?

White text on #815656 has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.40:1.