Palettes / Colors / #A48784

#A48784 — Dusty Red

#A48784 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 #A48784 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.

#A48784 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 #84A1A4; it also sits naturally between #A48491 and #A49784. 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 53% · Blue 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 20% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A48784

.text { color: #A48784; }
.background { background-color: #A48784; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A48784; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 135, 132); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(6, 15%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A48784; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 135, 132, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A48784; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 135, 132, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A48784">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A48784">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #84A1A4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A48784: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A48784

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 #A48784 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 #A48784 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

← #A48783  ·  #A48785 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A48784?

#A48784 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 164, 135, 132). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A48784?

#A48784 is RGB 164, 135, 132 — HSL 6°, 15%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 20%, 36%.

What colors go with #A48784?

Its complement is #84A1A4; analogous partners are #A48491 and #A49784. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A48784 for text?

Black text on #A48784 has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.29:1.