Palettes / Colors / #836767

#836767 — Dusty Red

#836767 is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the red family.

#836767 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 #678383; it also sits naturally between #836775 and #837567. 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 40% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 21% · Key 49%

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

Previews

CSS code for #836767

.text { color: #836767; }
.background { background-color: #836767; }
.border { border: 3px solid #836767; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(131, 103, 103); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 12%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #836767; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(131, 103, 103, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #836767; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(131, 103, 103, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#836767">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#836767">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #678383:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #836767: #FFFFFF.

How #836767 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 #836767 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 #836767?

#836767 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 131, 103, 103). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #836767?

#836767 is RGB 131, 103, 103 — HSL 0°, 12%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 21%, 49%.

What colors go with #836767?

Its complement is #678383; analogous partners are #836775 and #837567. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #836767 for text?

White text on #836767 has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.10:1.