Palettes / Colors / #926869

#926869 — Dusty Red

#926869 is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gray (#808080) — not an exact match. CSS gray gives you #808080, a different color; use #926869 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.

#926869 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 #689291; it also sits naturally between #92687E and #927C68. 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 41% · Blue 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 28% · Key 43%

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

Previews

CSS code for #926869

.text { color: #926869; }
.background { background-color: #926869; }
.border { border: 3px solid #926869; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(146, 104, 105); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 17%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #926869; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(146, 104, 105, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #926869; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(146, 104, 105, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#926869">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#926869">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #689291:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #926869: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #926869

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 #926869 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 #926869 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

← #926868  ·  #92686A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #926869?

#926869 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 146, 104, 105). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #926869?

#926869 is RGB 146, 104, 105 — HSL 359°, 17%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 28%, 43%.

What colors go with #926869?

Its complement is #689291; analogous partners are #92687E and #927C68. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #926869 for text?

White text on #926869 has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.41:1.