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#A67E7B — Dusty Red

#A67E7B 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 #A67E7B 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.

#A67E7B 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 #7DA3A6; it also sits naturally between #A67D8F and #A6947D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67E7B · RGB 166, 126, 123

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Color values

HEX#A67E7B
RGB166, 126, 123
HSL4°, 19%, 57%
HSV4°, 26%, 65%
CMYK0%, 24%, 26%, 35%
XYZ26.76, 24.46, 22.05
Yxy24.46, 0.3653, 0.3338
CIE-Lab56.54, 15.02, 7.63
Hunter Lab49.46, 12.89, 5.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 49% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 26% · Key 35%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67E7B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67E7B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67E7B

.text { color: #A67E7B; }
.background { background-color: #A67E7B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67E7B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 126, 123); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 19%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67E7B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 126, 123, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67E7B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 126, 123, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67E7B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67E7B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67E7B

#9C706D#8C625F#7C5755#6D4D4A#5E4240#4C3534#3D2B29#2E201F#1B1313#0C0908

Tints of #A67E7B

#AE8B89#B79795#BFA3A1#C7AFAD#CFBBB9#D6C4C2#DECFCE#E6DBDB#EEE7E7#F7F3F3

Tones of #A67E7B

#A38280#A18482#9D8785#9A8A89#978D8C#958E8E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7DA3A6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.56:1 AA large only
Against black text5.89:1 AA

Best text color on #A67E7B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67E7B

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 #A67E7B: ·

How #A67E7B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #95947CDeuteranopia · #979A7CTritanopia · #A47C7C

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 #A67E7B rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67E7A  ·  #A67E7C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67E7B?

#A67E7B is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 166, 126, 123). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67E7B?

#A67E7B is RGB 166, 126, 123 — HSL 4°, 19%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 26%, 35%.

What colors go with #A67E7B?

Its complement is #7DA3A6; analogous partners are #A67D8F and #A6947D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67E7B for text?

Black text on #A67E7B has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.56:1.