Palettes / Colors / #AC686A

#AC686A — Dusty Red

#AC686A is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

#AC686A 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 #68ACA9; it also sits naturally between #AC688C and #AC8768. 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 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 38% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AC686A

.text { color: #AC686A; }
.background { background-color: #AC686A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AC686A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 104, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 29%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AC686A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 104, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AC686A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 104, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AC686A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AC686A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #68ACA9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AC686A: #000000.

How #AC686A 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 #AC686A 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

← #AC6869  ·  #AC686B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AC686A?

#AC686A is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 172, 104, 106). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AC686A?

#AC686A is RGB 172, 104, 106 — HSL 358°, 29%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 40%, 38%, 33%.

What colors go with #AC686A?

Its complement is #68ACA9; analogous partners are #AC688C and #AC8768. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AC686A for text?

Black text on #AC686A has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.25:1.