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#A67C86 — Dusty Red

#A67C86 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 #A67C86 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.

#A67C86 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 #7DA69C; it also sits naturally between #A67D9B and #A6887D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67C86 · RGB 166, 124, 134

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Color values

HEX#A67C86
RGB166, 124, 134
HSL346°, 19%, 57%
HSV346°, 25%, 65%
CMYK0%, 25%, 19%, 35%
XYZ27.24, 24.24, 25.80
Yxy24.24, 0.3524, 0.3137
CIE-Lab56.33, 17.87, 0.95
Hunter Lab49.24, 15.45, 0.75

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 49% · Blue 53%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 19% · Key 35%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67C86 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67C86 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67C86

.text { color: #A67C86; }
.background { background-color: #A67C86; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67C86; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 124, 134); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 19%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67C86; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 124, 134, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67C86; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 124, 134, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67C86">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67C86">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67C86

#9C6D78#8C5F69#7C555E#6D4A52#5E4047#4C3439#3D292E#2E1F22#1B1315#0C0809

Tints of #A67C86

#AE8991#B7959D#BFA1A8#C7ADB3#CFB9BE#D6C2C7#DECED2#E6DBDD#EEE7E9#F7F3F4

Tones of #A67C86

#A38088#A18289#9D858B#9A898D#978C8E#958E90

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7DA69C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.59:1 AA large only
Against black text5.85:1 AA

Best text color on #A67C86: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67C86

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 #A67C86: ·

How #A67C86 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #949384Deuteranopia · #969983Tritanopia · #A48281

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 #A67C86 rather than the exact color:

Palette F8ecd1
#F8ECD1 · #DEB6AB · #AC7D88 · #85586F
Palette Fdf0d1
#FDF0D1 · #AC7D88 · #85586F · #643843
Serene Ruby Mosaic
#79B2A2 · #384480 · #A274A5 · #A7807F
Palette 3e3232
#3E3232 · #503C3C · #7E6363 · #A87C7C
Palette 574964
#574964 · #9F8383 · #C8AAAA · #FFDAB3
Palette Ffdab3
#FFDAB3 · #C8AAAA · #9F8383 · #574964

Similar colors

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

#AC7D88#A7807F#A87C7C#9F8383#9D8189#A8847F#A2738C#AC7C7C#AB747E#AC8091#A77979#A7727D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67C85  ·  #A67C87 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67C86?

#A67C86 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 166, 124, 134). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67C86?

#A67C86 is RGB 166, 124, 134 — HSL 346°, 19%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 19%, 35%.

What colors go with #A67C86?

Its complement is #7DA69C; analogous partners are #A67D9B and #A6887D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67C86 for text?

Black text on #A67C86 has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.59:1.