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#A67F7A — Dusty Red

#A67F7A 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 #A67F7A 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.

#A67F7A 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 #78A0A5; it also sits naturally between #A5788A and #A59478. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67F7A · RGB 166, 127, 122

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Color values

HEX#A67F7A
RGB166, 127, 122
HSL7°, 20%, 56%
HSV7°, 27%, 65%
CMYK0%, 23%, 27%, 35%
XYZ26.83, 24.69, 21.76
Yxy24.69, 0.3661, 0.3369
CIE-Lab56.77, 14.31, 8.53
Hunter Lab49.69, 12.26, 6.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 50% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 27% · Key 35%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67F7A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67F7A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67F7A

.text { color: #A67F7A; }
.background { background-color: #A67F7A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67F7A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 127, 122); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 20%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67F7A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 127, 122, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67F7A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 127, 122, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67F7A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67F7A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67F7A

#9B6F69#8D635E#7A5652#6B4C47#5C413D#4D3633#3D2B29#2B1E1D#1C1312#0C0908

Tints of #A67F7A

#AD8985#B69591#BEA19D#C6ADA9#CEB8B6#D6C4C2#DED0CE#E7DCDA#EFE7E7#F7F3F3

Tones of #A67F7A

#A2807C#9F837F#9B8582#998785#968A88#928C8B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #78A0A5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.54:1 AA large only
Against black text5.94:1 AA

Best text color on #A67F7A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67F7A

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 #A67F7A: ·

How #A67F7A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #95957BDeuteranopia · #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 #A67F7A 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#9F8383#AF8473#9E7676#AB747E#A98B76

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67F79  ·  #A67F7B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67F7A?

#A67F7A is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 166, 127, 122). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67F7A?

#A67F7A is RGB 166, 127, 122 — HSL 7°, 20%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 27%, 35%.

What colors go with #A67F7A?

Its complement is #78A0A5; analogous partners are #A5788A and #A59478. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67F7A for text?

Black text on #A67F7A has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.54:1.