Palettes / Colors / #AA686E

#AA686E — Dusty Red

#AA686E 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 #AA686E 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.

#AA686E 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 #69ABA5; it also sits naturally between #AB698F and #AB8469. 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 67% · Green 41% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 35% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA686E

.text { color: #AA686E; }
.background { background-color: #AA686E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA686E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 104, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 28%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA686E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 104, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA686E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 104, 110, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA686E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA686E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AA686E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #69ABA5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA686E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AA686E

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 #AA686E 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 #AA686E 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

← #AA686D  ·  #AA686F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA686E?

#AA686E is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 170, 104, 110). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA686E?

#AA686E is RGB 170, 104, 110 — HSL 355°, 28%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 39%, 35%, 33%.

What colors go with #AA686E?

Its complement is #69ABA5; analogous partners are #AB698F and #AB8469. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA686E for text?

Black text on #AA686E has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.27:1.