Palettes / Colors / #915550

#915550 — Dusty Red

#915550 is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color Sienna (#A0522D). It belongs to the red family.

#915550 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 #508B91; it also sits naturally between #91506B and #917650. 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 57% · Green 33% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 45% · Key 43%

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

Previews

CSS code for #915550

.text { color: #915550; }
.background { background-color: #915550; }
.border { border: 3px solid #915550; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 85, 80); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 29%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #915550; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 85, 80, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #915550; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 85, 80, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#915550">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#915550">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #508B91:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #915550: #FFFFFF.

How #915550 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 #915550 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

← #91554F  ·  #915551 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #915550?

#915550 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 145, 85, 80). Its closest standard named color is Sienna.

What is the RGB and HSL of #915550?

#915550 is RGB 145, 85, 80 — HSL 5°, 29%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 41%, 45%, 43%.

What colors go with #915550?

Its complement is #508B91; analogous partners are #91506B and #917650. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #915550 for text?

White text on #915550 has a contrast ratio of 5.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.62:1.