Palettes / Colors / #95656D

#95656D — Dusty Red

#95656D 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 #95656D 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.

#95656D 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 #65958D; it also sits naturally between #956585 and #957565. 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 58% · Green 40% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 27% · Key 42%

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

Previews

CSS code for #95656D

.text { color: #95656D; }
.background { background-color: #95656D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #95656D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(149, 101, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 19%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #95656D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(149, 101, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #95656D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(149, 101, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#95656D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#95656D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #65958D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #95656D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #95656D

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 #95656D 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 #95656D 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

← #95656C  ·  #95656E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #95656D?

#95656D is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 149, 101, 109). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #95656D?

#95656D is RGB 149, 101, 109 — HSL 350°, 19%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 27%, 42%.

What colors go with #95656D?

Its complement is #65958D; analogous partners are #956585 and #957565. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #95656D for text?

White text on #95656D has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.36:1.