Palettes / Colors / #C1918A

#C1918A — Dusty Red

#C1918A 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 #C1918A 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.

#C1918A 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 #8ABAC1; it also sits naturally between #C18A9E and #C1AD8A. 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 76% · Green 57% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 28% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C1918A

.text { color: #C1918A; }
.background { background-color: #C1918A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C1918A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 145, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 31%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C1918A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 145, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C1918A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 145, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C1918A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C1918A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C1918A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8ABAC1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C1918A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C1918A

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 #C1918A 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 #C1918A 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

← #C19189  ·  #C1918B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C1918A?

#C1918A is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 193, 145, 138). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C1918A?

#C1918A is RGB 193, 145, 138 — HSL 8°, 31%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 28%, 24%.

What colors go with #C1918A?

Its complement is #8ABAC1; analogous partners are #C18A9E and #C1AD8A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C1918A for text?

Black text on #C1918A has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.73:1.