Palettes / Colors / #A2575E

#A2575E — Dusty Red

#A2575E is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #A2575E 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.

#A2575E 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 #57A29B; it also sits naturally between #A25784 and #A27557. 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 64% · Green 34% · Blue 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 42% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A2575E

.text { color: #A2575E; }
.background { background-color: #A2575E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A2575E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(162, 87, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 30%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A2575E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(162, 87, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A2575E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(162, 87, 94, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A2575E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A2575E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #57A29B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A2575E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A2575E

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 #A2575E 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 #A2575E 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 #A2575E?

#A2575E is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 162, 87, 94). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A2575E?

#A2575E is RGB 162, 87, 94 — HSL 354°, 30%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 46%, 42%, 36%.

What colors go with #A2575E?

Its complement is #57A29B; analogous partners are #A25784 and #A27557. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A2575E for text?

White text on #A2575E has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.06:1.