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#A67D7A — Dusty Red

#A67D7A 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 #A67D7A 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.

#A67D7A 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 #78A2A5; it also sits naturally between #A5788C and #A59278. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67D7A · RGB 166, 125, 122

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Color values

HEX#A67D7A
RGB166, 125, 122
HSL4°, 20%, 56%
HSV4°, 27%, 65%
CMYK0%, 25%, 27%, 35%
XYZ26.57, 24.18, 21.68
Yxy24.18, 0.3669, 0.3338
CIE-Lab56.27, 15.44, 7.81
Hunter Lab49.17, 13.24, 5.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 49% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 27% · Key 35%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67D7A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67D7A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67D7A

.text { color: #A67D7A; }
.background { background-color: #A67D7A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67D7A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 125, 122); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 20%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67D7A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 125, 122, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67D7A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 125, 122, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67D7A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67D7A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67D7A

#9B6C69#8D615E#7A5452#6B4A47#5C3F3D#4D3533#3D2A29#2B1E1D#1C1312#0C0808

Tints of #A67D7A

#AD8785#B69391#BE9F9D#C6ABA9#CEB7B6#D6C3C2#DECFCE#E7DBDA#EFE7E7#F7F3F3

Tones of #A67D7A

#A27E7C#9F817F#9B8482#998685#968988#928C8B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #78A2A5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.60:1 AA large only
Against black text5.84:1 AA

Best text color on #A67D7A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67D7A

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 #A67D7A: ·

How #A67D7A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #94947BDeuteranopia · #979A7BTritanopia · #A47B7B

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 #A67D7A rather than the exact color:

Palette 3e3232
#3E3232 · #503C3C · #7E6363 · #A87C7C
Palette 472d2d
#472D2D · #553939 · #704F4F · #A77979
Serene Ruby Mosaic
#79B2A2 · #384480 · #A274A5 · #A7807F
Palette C4317b
#C4317B · #AC7C7C · #D0BAA8 · #EFE4E4
Palette A87676
#A87676 · #CA8787 · #E1ACAC · #FFD0D0
Misty Mirage
#94CAD2 · #594CAA · #A04493 · #A8847F

Similar colors

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

#A87C7C#A77979#A7807F#AC7C7C#A87676#A8847F#9E7777#AB747E#9E7676#A7727D#9F8383#AF8473

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67D79  ·  #A67D7B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67D7A?

#A67D7A is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 166, 125, 122). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67D7A?

#A67D7A is RGB 166, 125, 122 — HSL 4°, 20%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 27%, 35%.

What colors go with #A67D7A?

Its complement is #78A2A5; analogous partners are #A5788C and #A59278. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67D7A for text?

Black text on #A67D7A has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.60:1.