Palettes / Colors / #B37573

#B37573 — Dusty Red

#B37573 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 #B37573 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.

#B37573 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 #74B2B4; it also sits naturally between #B47492 and #B49674. 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 70% · Green 46% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 36% · Key 30%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B37573

.text { color: #B37573; }
.background { background-color: #B37573; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B37573; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 117, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 30%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B37573; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 117, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B37573; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 117, 115, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B37573">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B37573">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #74B2B4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B37573: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B37573

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 #B37573 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 #B37573 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #B37573?

#B37573 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 179, 117, 115). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B37573?

#B37573 is RGB 179, 117, 115 — HSL 2°, 30%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 36%, 30%.

What colors go with #B37573?

Its complement is #74B2B4; analogous partners are #B47492 and #B49674. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B37573 for text?

Black text on #B37573 has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.68:1.