Palettes / Colors / #AF787E

#AF787E — Dusty Red

#AF787E is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #AF787E 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.

#AF787E 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 #78B0A9; it also sits naturally between #B0789A and #B08D78. 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 69% · Green 47% · Blue 49%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #AF787E

.text { color: #AF787E; }
.background { background-color: #AF787E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AF787E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 120, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 26%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AF787E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 120, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AF787E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 120, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AF787E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AF787E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #78B0A9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AF787E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AF787E

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 #AF787E 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 #AF787E 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

← #AF787D  ·  #AF787F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AF787E?

#AF787E is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 175, 120, 126). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AF787E?

#AF787E is RGB 175, 120, 126 — HSL 353°, 26%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 28%, 31%.

What colors go with #AF787E?

Its complement is #78B0A9; analogous partners are #B0789A and #B08D78. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AF787E for text?

Black text on #AF787E has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.61:1.