Palettes / Colors / #8B514B

#8B514B — Dusty Red

#8B514B is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color Sienna (#A0522D). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sienna (#A0522D) — not an exact match. CSS sienna gives you #A0522D, a different color; use #8B514B 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.

#8B514B 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 #4B858B; it also sits naturally between #8B4B65 and #8B724B. 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 55% · Green 32% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 46% · Key 45%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8B514B

.text { color: #8B514B; }
.background { background-color: #8B514B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8B514B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(139, 81, 75); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 30%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8B514B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(139, 81, 75, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8B514B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(139, 81, 75, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8B514B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8B514B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4B858B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8B514B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8B514B

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 #8B514B 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 #8B514B 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 #8B514B?

#8B514B is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 139, 81, 75). Its closest standard named color is Sienna.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8B514B?

#8B514B is RGB 139, 81, 75 — HSL 6°, 30%, 42% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 46%, 45%.

What colors go with #8B514B?

Its complement is #4B858B; analogous partners are #8B4B65 and #8B724B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8B514B for text?

White text on #8B514B has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.38:1.