Palettes / Colors / #A4656D

#A4656D — Dusty Red

#A4656D 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 #A4656D 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.

#A4656D 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 #65A49C; it also sits naturally between #A4658D and #A47C65. 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 40% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 34% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A4656D

.text { color: #A4656D; }
.background { background-color: #A4656D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A4656D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 101, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(352, 26%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A4656D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 101, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A4656D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 101, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A4656D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A4656D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #65A49C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A4656D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A4656D

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 #A4656D 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 #A4656D 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

← #A4656C  ·  #A4656E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A4656D?

#A4656D is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 164, 101, 109). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A4656D?

#A4656D is RGB 164, 101, 109 — HSL 352°, 26%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 34%, 36%.

What colors go with #A4656D?

Its complement is #65A49C; analogous partners are #A4658D and #A47C65. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A4656D for text?

Black text on #A4656D has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.51:1.