Palettes / Colors / #985352

#985352 — Dusty Red

#985352 is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color Sienna (#A0522D). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sienna (#A0522D) — not an exact match. CSS sienna gives you #A0522D, a different color; use #985352 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.

#985352 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 #529798; it also sits naturally between #985274 and #987652. 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 60% · Green 33% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 46% · Key 40%

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

Previews

CSS code for #985352

.text { color: #985352; }
.background { background-color: #985352; }
.border { border: 3px solid #985352; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(152, 83, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 30%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #985352; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(152, 83, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #985352; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(152, 83, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#985352">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#985352">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #529798:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #985352: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #985352

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 #985352 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 #985352 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 #985352?

#985352 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 152, 83, 82). Its closest standard named color is Sienna.

What is the RGB and HSL of #985352?

#985352 is RGB 152, 83, 82 — HSL 1°, 30%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 45%, 46%, 40%.

What colors go with #985352?

Its complement is #529798; analogous partners are #985274 and #987652. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #985352 for text?

White text on #985352 has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.69:1.