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#A67E75 — Dusty Red

#A67E75 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 #A67E75 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.

#A67E75 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 #739CA5; it also sits naturally between #A57383 and #A59673. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67E75 · RGB 166, 126, 117

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Color values

HEX#A67E75
RGB166, 126, 117
HSL11°, 22%, 55%
HSV11°, 30%, 65%
CMYK0%, 24%, 30%, 35%
XYZ26.40, 24.31, 20.13
Yxy24.31, 0.3726, 0.3432
CIE-Lab56.40, 14.15, 10.89
Hunter Lab49.31, 12.09, 7.92

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 49% · Blue 46%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 30% · Key 35%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67E75 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67E75 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67E75

.text { color: #A67E75; }
.background { background-color: #A67E75; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67E75; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 126, 117); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 22%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67E75; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 126, 117, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67E75; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 126, 117, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67E75">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67E75">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67E75

#9C6E63#8C635A#7C5850#6D4D46#5D423C#4B3530#3B2A26#2C1F1C#1C1412#0C0908

Tints of #A67E75

#AD887F#B5948C#BD9F98#C5ABA5#CFB9B4#D7C5C1#DFD1CD#E7DCDA#EFE8E6#F7F3F3

Tones of #A67E75

#A27E76#9F817A#9B837D#978682#938885#908A89

Color harmonies

Complementary — #739CA5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.58:1 AA large only
Against black text5.86:1 AA

Best text color on #A67E75: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67E75

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 #A67E75: ·

How #A67E75 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #959477Deuteranopia · #979A78Tritanopia · #A47979

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 · #737373Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A67E75 rather than the exact color:

Palette 472d2d
#472D2D · #553939 · #704F4F · #A77979
Palette 3e3232
#3E3232 · #503C3C · #7E6363 · #A87C7C
Palette A87676
#A87676 · #CA8787 · #E1ACAC · #FFD0D0
Palette C4317b
#C4317B · #AC7C7C · #D0BAA8 · #EFE4E4
Serene Ruby Mosaic
#79B2A2 · #384480 · #A274A5 · #A7807F
Velvet Opal
#8F3E77 · #AA7F6B · #8C9D6D · #417656

Similar colors

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

#A77979#A87C7C#A87676#AC7C7C#A7807F#AA7F6B#9E7777#AF8473#9E7676#9F8772#A8847F#AD7472

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67E74  ·  #A67E76 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67E75?

#A67E75 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 166, 126, 117). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67E75?

#A67E75 is RGB 166, 126, 117 — HSL 11°, 22%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 30%, 35%.

What colors go with #A67E75?

Its complement is #739CA5; analogous partners are #A57383 and #A59673. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67E75 for text?

Black text on #A67E75 has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.58:1.