Palettes / Colors / #C09CC4

#C09CC4 — Light Dusty Pink

#C09CC4 is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the pink family.

#C09CC4 is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #A0C49C; it also sits naturally between #AC9CC4 and #C49CB4. 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 75% · Green 61% · Blue 77%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 23%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C09CC4

.text { color: #C09CC4; }
.background { background-color: #C09CC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C09CC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(192, 156, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 25%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C09CC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(192, 156, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C09CC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(192, 156, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C09CC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C09CC4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0C49C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C09CC4: #000000.

How #C09CC4 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 #C09CC4 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

← #C09CC3  ·  #C09CC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C09CC4?

#C09CC4 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 192, 156, 196). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C09CC4?

#C09CC4 is RGB 192, 156, 196 — HSL 294°, 25%, 69% — CMYK 2%, 20%, 0%, 23%.

What colors go with #C09CC4?

Its complement is #A0C49C; analogous partners are #AC9CC4 and #C49CB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C09CC4 for text?

Black text on #C09CC4 has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.39:1.