Palettes / Colors / #A76868

#A76868 — Dusty Red

#A76868 is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #A76868 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.

#A76868 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 #68A6A6; it also sits naturally between #A66887 and #A68768. 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 41% · Blue 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 38% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A76868

.text { color: #A76868; }
.background { background-color: #A76868; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A76868; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(167, 104, 104); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 26%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A76868; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(167, 104, 104, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A76868; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(167, 104, 104, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A76868">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A76868">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #68A6A6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A76868: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A76868

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 #A76868 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 #A76868 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 #A76868?

#A76868 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 167, 104, 104). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A76868?

#A76868 is RGB 167, 104, 104 — HSL 0°, 26%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 38%, 38%, 35%.

What colors go with #A76868?

Its complement is #68A6A6; analogous partners are #A66887 and #A68768. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A76868 for text?

Black text on #A76868 has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.35:1.