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#A67C81 — Dusty Red

#A67C81 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 #A67C81 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.

#A67C81 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 #7DA6A1; it also sits naturally between #A67D96 and #A68C7D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67C81 · RGB 166, 124, 129

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Color values

HEX#A67C81
RGB166, 124, 129
HSL353°, 19%, 57%
HSV353°, 25%, 65%
CMYK0%, 25%, 22%, 35%
XYZ26.90, 24.11, 24.00
Yxy24.11, 0.3586, 0.3214
CIE-Lab56.20, 17.08, 3.65
Hunter Lab49.10, 14.71, 2.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 49% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 22% · Key 35%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67C81 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67C81 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67C81

.text { color: #A67C81; }
.background { background-color: #A67C81; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67C81; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 124, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 19%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67C81; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 124, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67C81; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 124, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67C81">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67C81">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67C81

#9C6D73#8C5F64#7C5559#6D4A4E#5E4044#4C3436#3D292C#2E1F21#1B1314#0C0809

Tints of #A67C81

#AE898D#B79599#BFA1A4#C7ADB0#CFB9BC#D6C2C5#DECED0#E6DBDC#EEE7E8#F7F3F3

Tones of #A67C81

#A38084#A18286#9D8588#9A898B#978C8D#958E8F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7DA6A1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.61:1 AA large only
Against black text5.82:1 AA

Best text color on #A67C81: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67C81

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 #A67C81: ·

How #A67C81 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #949380Deuteranopia · #969980Tritanopia · #A47F7F

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind stone 500 · #78716CTailwind neutral 500 · #737373

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A67C81 rather than the exact color:

Serene Ruby Mosaic
#79B2A2 · #384480 · #A274A5 · #A7807F
Palette 3e3232
#3E3232 · #503C3C · #7E6363 · #A87C7C
Palette C4317b
#C4317B · #AC7C7C · #D0BAA8 · #EFE4E4
Misty Mirage
#94CAD2 · #594CAA · #A04493 · #A8847F
Palette 472d2d
#472D2D · #553939 · #704F4F · #A77979
Palette F8ecd1
#F8ECD1 · #DEB6AB · #AC7D88 · #85586F

Similar colors

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

#A7807F#A87C7C#AC7C7C#A8847F#A77979#AC7D88#AB747E#9F8383#A7727D#A87676#9D8189#9E7777

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67C80  ·  #A67C82 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67C81?

#A67C81 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 166, 124, 129). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67C81?

#A67C81 is RGB 166, 124, 129 — HSL 353°, 19%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 22%, 35%.

What colors go with #A67C81?

Its complement is #7DA6A1; analogous partners are #A67D96 and #A68C7D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67C81 for text?

Black text on #A67C81 has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.61:1.