Palettes / Colors / #98685E

#98685E — Dusty Red

#98685E 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 #98685E 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.

#98685E 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 #5D8E98; it also sits naturally between #985D71 and #98845D. 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 41% · Blue 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 38% · Key 40%

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

Previews

CSS code for #98685E

.text { color: #98685E; }
.background { background-color: #98685E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #98685E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(152, 104, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 24%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #98685E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(152, 104, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #98685E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(152, 104, 94, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#98685E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#98685E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5D8E98:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #98685E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #98685E

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 #98685E 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 #98685E 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 #98685E?

#98685E is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 152, 104, 94). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #98685E?

#98685E is RGB 152, 104, 94 — HSL 10°, 24%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 38%, 40%.

What colors go with #98685E?

Its complement is #5D8E98; analogous partners are #985D71 and #98845D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #98685E for text?

White text on #98685E has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.48:1.