Palettes / Colors / #A38C8A

#A38C8A — Dusty Red

#A38C8A is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #A38C8A 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.

#A38C8A 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 #8AA1A3; it also sits naturally between #A38A94 and #A3998A. 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 55% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 15% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A38C8A

.text { color: #A38C8A; }
.background { background-color: #A38C8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A38C8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(163, 140, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 12%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A38C8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(163, 140, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A38C8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(163, 140, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A38C8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A38C8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8AA1A3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A38C8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A38C8A

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 #A38C8A 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 #A38C8A 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

← #A38C89  ·  #A38C8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A38C8A?

#A38C8A is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 163, 140, 138). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A38C8A?

#A38C8A is RGB 163, 140, 138 — HSL 5°, 12%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 15%, 36%.

What colors go with #A38C8A?

Its complement is #8AA1A3; analogous partners are #A38A94 and #A3998A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A38C8A for text?

Black text on #A38C8A has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.15:1.