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#A97D79 closest to Dusty Duchess

#A97D79 is a medium, muted red; the closest named color is Dusty Duchess. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 49.0% green and 47.5% blue (rgb(169, 125, 121)). Its HSL value is 5° hue, 22% saturation and 57% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 28% yellow and 34% black. #A97D79 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.90:1.

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Variations of #A97D79

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A97D79 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A97D79 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A97D79 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #908B78
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #868379
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #918278
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #908B78
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #988678
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B3787C
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AD7B7A
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #888888
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #918584

#A97D79 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.56:1 Poor#A97D79 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.90:1 Good#A97D79 text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A97D79 in CSS

/* Dusty Duchess */
.color { color: #A97D79; }
.background { background-color: #A97D79; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A97D79; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(169 125 121);
color: hsl(5 22% 57%);
color: oklch(0.632 0.055 24.7);

#A97D79 FAQ

What color is #A97D79?

#A97D79 is a medium, muted red. Its closest named color is Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #A97D79?

#A97D79 is rgb(169, 125, 121) in RGB, hsl(5, 22%, 57%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 26%, 28%, 34%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A97D79?

The complementary color of #A97D79 is #79A5A9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A97D79?

Black text has the best contrast on #A97D79: 5.90:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A97D79 a warm or cool color?

#A97D79 is a warm color.