Palettes / Colors / #A67F81

#A67F81 — Dusty Red

#A67F81 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 #A67F81 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.

#A67F81 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 #7EA5A3; it also sits naturally between #A57E93 and #A58F7E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 50% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 22% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A67F81

.text { color: #A67F81; }
.background { background-color: #A67F81; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67F81; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 127, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 18%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67F81; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 127, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67F81; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 127, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67F81">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67F81">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7EA5A3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A67F81: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67F81

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:

How #A67F81 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A67F81 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67F81?

#A67F81 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 166, 127, 129). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67F81?

#A67F81 is RGB 166, 127, 129 — HSL 357°, 18%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 22%, 35%.

What colors go with #A67F81?

Its complement is #7EA5A3; analogous partners are #A57E93 and #A58F7E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67F81 for text?

Black text on #A67F81 has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.52:1.