Palettes / Colors / #AF8A85

#AF8A85 — Dusty Red

#AF8A85 is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the red family.

#AF8A85 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 #84A9AE; it also sits naturally between #AE8494 and #AE9E84. 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 54% · Blue 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 24% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AF8A85

.text { color: #AF8A85; }
.background { background-color: #AF8A85; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AF8A85; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 138, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 21%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AF8A85; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 138, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AF8A85; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 138, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AF8A85">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AF8A85">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #84A9AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AF8A85: #000000.

How #AF8A85 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 #AF8A85 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

← #AF8A84  ·  #AF8A86 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AF8A85?

#AF8A85 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 175, 138, 133). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AF8A85?

#AF8A85 is RGB 175, 138, 133 — HSL 7°, 21%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 24%, 31%.

What colors go with #AF8A85?

Its complement is #84A9AE; analogous partners are #AE8494 and #AE9E84. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AF8A85 for text?

Black text on #AF8A85 has a contrast ratio of 6.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.09:1.