Palettes / Colors / #A08080

#A08080 — Dusty Red

#A08080 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 #A08080 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.

#A08080 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 #7F9F9F; it also sits naturally between #9F7F8F and #9F8F7F. 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 63% · Green 50% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 20% · Key 37%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A08080

.text { color: #A08080; }
.background { background-color: #A08080; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A08080; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 128, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 14%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A08080; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 128, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A08080; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 128, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A08080">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A08080">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7F9F9F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A08080: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A08080

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 #A08080 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 #A08080 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

← #A0807F  ·  #A08081 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A08080?

#A08080 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 160, 128, 128). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A08080?

#A08080 is RGB 160, 128, 128 — HSL 0°, 14%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 20%, 37%.

What colors go with #A08080?

Its complement is #7F9F9F; analogous partners are #9F7F8F and #9F8F7F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A08080 for text?

Black text on #A08080 has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.56:1.