Palettes / Colors / #975353

#975353 — Dusty Red

#975353 is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color Sienna (#A0522D). It belongs to the red family.

#975353 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 #539797; it also sits naturally between #975375 and #977553. 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 59% · Green 33% · Blue 33%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #975353

.text { color: #975353; }
.background { background-color: #975353; }
.border { border: 3px solid #975353; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 83, 83); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 29%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #975353; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 83, 83, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #975353; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 83, 83, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#975353">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#975353">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #539797:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #975353: #FFFFFF.

How #975353 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 #975353 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 #975353?

#975353 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 151, 83, 83). Its closest standard named color is Sienna.

What is the RGB and HSL of #975353?

#975353 is RGB 151, 83, 83 — HSL 0°, 29%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 45%, 45%, 41%.

What colors go with #975353?

Its complement is #539797; analogous partners are #975375 and #977553. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #975353 for text?

White text on #975353 has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.68:1.