Palettes / Colors / #9F736C

#9F736C — Dusty Red

#9F736C 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 #9F736C 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.

#9F736C 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 #6B979E; it also sits naturally between #9E6B7E and #9E8B6B. 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 62% · Green 45% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 32% · Key 38%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9F736C

.text { color: #9F736C; }
.background { background-color: #9F736C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9F736C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(159, 115, 108); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 21%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9F736C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(159, 115, 108, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9F736C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(159, 115, 108, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9F736C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9F736C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6B979E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9F736C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9F736C

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 #9F736C 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 #9F736C 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 #9F736C?

#9F736C is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 159, 115, 108). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9F736C?

#9F736C is RGB 159, 115, 108 — HSL 8°, 21%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 32%, 38%.

What colors go with #9F736C?

Its complement is #6B979E; analogous partners are #9E6B7E and #9E8B6B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9F736C for text?

Black text on #9F736C has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.08:1.