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#A67B7A — Dusty Red

#A67B7A 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 #A67B7A 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.

#A67B7A 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 #78A4A5; it also sits naturally between #A5788E and #A59078. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67B7A · RGB 166, 123, 122

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Color values

HEX#A67B7A
RGB166, 123, 122
HSL1°, 20%, 56%
HSV1°, 27%, 65%
CMYK0%, 26%, 27%, 35%
XYZ26.32, 23.68, 21.60
Yxy23.68, 0.3676, 0.3307
CIE-Lab55.76, 16.58, 7.10
Hunter Lab48.66, 14.22, 5.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 48% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 27% · Key 35%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67B7A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67B7A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67B7A

.text { color: #A67B7A; }
.background { background-color: #A67B7A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67B7A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 123, 122); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(1, 20%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67B7A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 123, 122, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67B7A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 123, 122, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67B7A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67B7A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67B7A

#9B6A69#8D5F5E#7A5252#6B4847#5C3E3D#4D3333#3D2929#2B1D1D#1C1312#0C0808

Tints of #A67B7A

#AD8585#B69191#BE9E9D#C6AAA9#CEB6B6#D6C2C2#DECECE#E7DADA#EFE7E7#F7F3F3

Tones of #A67B7A

#A27C7C#9F807F#9B8382#998585#968888#928C8B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #78A4A5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.66:1 AA large only
Against black text5.74:1 AA

Best text color on #A67B7A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67B7A

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 #A67B7A: ·

How #A67B7A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #93937ADeuteranopia · #96997ATritanopia · #A47A7A

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 · #78716CMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind neutral 500 · #737373

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A67B7A rather than the exact color:

Palette 472d2d
#472D2D · #553939 · #704F4F · #A77979
Palette 3e3232
#3E3232 · #503C3C · #7E6363 · #A87C7C
Palette C4317b
#C4317B · #AC7C7C · #D0BAA8 · #EFE4E4
Palette A87676
#A87676 · #CA8787 · #E1ACAC · #FFD0D0
Serene Ruby Mosaic
#79B2A2 · #384480 · #A274A5 · #A7807F
Palette F5e8c7
#F5E8C7 · #DEBA9D · #9E7777 · #6F4C5B

Similar colors

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

#A77979#A87C7C#AC7C7C#A87676#A7807F#9E7777#AB747E#A7727D#9E7676#A8847F#AD7472#A56E7E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67B79  ·  #A67B7B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67B7A?

#A67B7A is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 166, 123, 122). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67B7A?

#A67B7A is RGB 166, 123, 122 — HSL 1°, 20%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 27%, 35%.

What colors go with #A67B7A?

Its complement is #78A4A5; analogous partners are #A5788E and #A59078. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67B7A for text?

Black text on #A67B7A has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.66:1.