Palettes / Colors / #927872

#927872 — Dusty Red

#927872 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 #927872 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.

#927872 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 #728C92; it also sits naturally between #92727C and #928872. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 57% · Green 47% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 22% · Key 43%

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

Previews

CSS code for #927872

.text { color: #927872; }
.background { background-color: #927872; }
.border { border: 3px solid #927872; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(146, 120, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 13%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #927872; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(146, 120, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #927872; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(146, 120, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#927872">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#927872">Div content here</div>

Shades of #927872

Tints of #927872

Tones of #927872

Color harmonies

Complementary — #728C92:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #927872: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #927872

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 #927872 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 #927872 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

← #927871  ·  #927873 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #927872?

#927872 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 146, 120, 114). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #927872?

#927872 is RGB 146, 120, 114 — HSL 11°, 13%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 22%, 43%.

What colors go with #927872?

Its complement is #728C92; analogous partners are #92727C and #928872. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #927872 for text?

Black text on #927872 has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.08:1.