Palettes / Colors / #AA646B

#AA646B — Dusty Red

#AA646B is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#AA646B 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 #64AAA3; it also sits naturally between #AA648E and #AA8064. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 39% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 37% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA646B

.text { color: #AA646B; }
.background { background-color: #AA646B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA646B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 100, 107); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 29%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA646B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 100, 107, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA646B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 100, 107, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA646B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA646B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AA646B

Tints of #AA646B

Tones of #AA646B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #64AAA3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA646B: #000000.

How #AA646B 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 #AA646B 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

← #AA646A  ·  #AA646C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA646B?

#AA646B is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 170, 100, 107). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA646B?

#AA646B is RGB 170, 100, 107 — HSL 354°, 29%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 41%, 37%, 33%.

What colors go with #AA646B?

Its complement is #64AAA3; analogous partners are #AA648E and #AA8064. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA646B for text?

Black text on #AA646B has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.43:1.