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#A67B74 — Dusty Red

#A67B74 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 #A67B74 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.

#A67B74 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 #739FA5; it also sits naturally between #A57386 and #A59373. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67B74 · RGB 166, 123, 116

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Color values

HEX#A67B74
RGB166, 123, 116
HSL8°, 22%, 55%
HSV8°, 30%, 65%
CMYK0%, 26%, 30%, 35%
XYZ25.96, 23.53, 19.70
Yxy23.53, 0.3752, 0.3401
CIE-Lab55.62, 15.72, 10.37
Hunter Lab48.51, 13.43, 7.52

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 48% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 30% · Key 35%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67B74 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67B74 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67B74

.text { color: #A67B74; }
.background { background-color: #A67B74; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67B74; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 123, 116); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 22%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67B74; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 123, 116, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67B74; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 123, 116, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67B74">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67B74">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67B74

#9C6B63#8C605A#7C5650#6D4B46#5D403C#4B3330#3B2926#2C1E1C#1C1312#0C0908

Tints of #A67B74

#AD867F#B5918C#BD9D98#C5A9A5#CFB8B4#D7C4C1#DFD0CD#E7DBDA#EFE7E6#F7F3F3

Tones of #A67B74

#A27C76#9F7F7A#9B817D#978582#938785#908A89

Color harmonies

Complementary — #739FA5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.68:1 AA large only
Against black text5.71:1 AA

Best text color on #A67B74: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67B74

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 #A67B74: ·

How #A67B74 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #939376Deuteranopia · #969976Tritanopia · #A47777

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 #A67B74 rather than the exact color:

Palette 472d2d
#472D2D · #553939 · #704F4F · #A77979
Palette A87676
#A87676 · #CA8787 · #E1ACAC · #FFD0D0
Palette 3e3232
#3E3232 · #503C3C · #7E6363 · #A87C7C
Palette F5e8c7
#F5E8C7 · #DEBA9D · #9E7777 · #6F4C5B
Palette Fff8ea
#FFF8EA · #9E7676 · #815B5B · #594545
Palette C4317b
#C4317B · #AC7C7C · #D0BAA8 · #EFE4E4

Similar colors

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

#A77979#A87676#A87C7C#9E7777#9E7676#AC7C7C#AD7472#AA7F6B#9F776C#A27071#A7807F#AF7B6B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67B73  ·  #A67B75 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67B74?

#A67B74 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 166, 123, 116). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67B74?

#A67B74 is RGB 166, 123, 116 — HSL 8°, 22%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 30%, 35%.

What colors go with #A67B74?

Its complement is #739FA5; analogous partners are #A57386 and #A59373. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67B74 for text?

Black text on #A67B74 has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.68:1.