Palettes / Colors / #976366

#976366 — Dusty Red

#976366 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 #976366 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.

#976366 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 #639795; it also sits naturally between #976380 and #977A63. 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 39% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 32% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #976366

.text { color: #976366; }
.background { background-color: #976366; }
.border { border: 3px solid #976366; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 99, 102); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 21%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #976366; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 99, 102, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #976366; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 99, 102, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#976366">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#976366">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #639795:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #976366: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #976366

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 #976366 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 #976366 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 #976366?

#976366 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 151, 99, 102). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #976366?

#976366 is RGB 151, 99, 102 — HSL 357°, 21%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 34%, 32%, 41%.

What colors go with #976366?

Its complement is #639795; analogous partners are #976380 and #977A63. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #976366 for text?

White text on #976366 has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.29:1.