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#A6766C — Dusty Red

#A6766C 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 #A6766C 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.

#A6766C 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 #6C9DA7; it also sits naturally between #A76C80 and #A7936C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A6766C · RGB 166, 118, 108

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Color values

HEX#A6766C
RGB166, 118, 108
HSL10°, 25%, 54%
HSV10°, 35%, 65%
CMYK0%, 29%, 35%, 35%
XYZ24.91, 22.15, 17.15
Yxy22.15, 0.3880, 0.3449
CIE-Lab54.18, 17.47, 13.00
Hunter Lab47.06, 14.88, 9.11

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 46% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 35% · Key 35%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A6766C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A6766C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A6766C

.text { color: #A6766C; }
.background { background-color: #A6766C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A6766C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 118, 108); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 25%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A6766C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 118, 108, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A6766C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 118, 108, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A6766C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A6766C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A6766C

#9C685E#8C5E54#7C534B#6C4841#5C3E37#4D332E#3D2824#2D1E1B#1D1311#0D0908

Tints of #A6766C

#AF8279#B68E86#C09D96#C8A9A3#CFB5AF#D7C1BC#DECCC9#E8DBD9#F0E7E6#F7F3F2

Tones of #A6766C

#A27971#9F7C75#9A7F79#97817D#928481#8E8785

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6C9DA7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.87:1 AA large only
Against black text5.43:1 AA

Best text color on #A6766C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A6766C

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #A6766C: ·

How #A6766C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #91916EDeuteranopia · #94986FTritanopia · #A47071

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:

Tailwind stone 500 · #78716CTailwind neutral 500 · #737373Tailwind zinc 500 · #71717A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A6766C rather than the exact color:

Honey Ruby Orchard
#A56EAF · #8C4B6A · #9F776C · #C5BD72
Palette 2d4356
#2D4356 · #435B66 · #A76F6F · #EAB2A0
Serene Horizon
#BC6BB6 · #A27071 · #797443 · #6BB75D
Misty Zephyr
#A37264 · #C5764B · #503627 · #694722
Dreamy Ruby Bloom
#AD7472 · #B8BD9E · #49845C · #83A5C3
Velvet Opal
#8F3E77 · #AA7F6B · #8C9D6D · #417656

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#9F776C#A76F6F#A27071#A37264#AD7472#AA7F6B#A87676#AF7B6B#AB7E67#A56F63#9E7676#A77979

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A6766B  ·  #A6766D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A6766C?

#A6766C is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 166, 118, 108). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A6766C?

#A6766C is RGB 166, 118, 108 — HSL 10°, 25%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 35%, 35%.

What colors go with #A6766C?

Its complement is #6C9DA7; analogous partners are #A76C80 and #A7936C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A6766C for text?

Black text on #A6766C has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.87:1.