Palettes / Colors / #AA767A

#AA767A — Dusty Red

#AA767A is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the red family.

#AA767A 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 #75A9A4; it also sits naturally between #A97593 and #A98A75. 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 46% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 28% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AA767A

.text { color: #AA767A; }
.background { background-color: #AA767A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AA767A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 118, 122); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 23%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AA767A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 118, 122, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AA767A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 118, 122, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AA767A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AA767A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #75A9A4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AA767A: #000000.

How #AA767A 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 #AA767A 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

← #AA7679  ·  #AA767B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AA767A?

#AA767A is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 170, 118, 122). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AA767A?

#AA767A is RGB 170, 118, 122 — HSL 355°, 23%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 28%, 33%.

What colors go with #AA767A?

Its complement is #75A9A4; analogous partners are #A97593 and #A98A75. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AA767A for text?

Black text on #AA767A has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.76:1.