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#C1919F — Light Dusty Pink

#C1919F is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #C1919F 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.

#C1919F is a warm-leaning 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 #90C1B3; it also sits naturally between #C190B6 and #C19B90. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C1919F · RGB 193, 145, 159

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Color values

HEX#C1919F
RGB193, 145, 159
HSL343°, 28%, 66%
HSV343°, 25%, 76%
CMYK0%, 25%, 18%, 24%
XYZ38.38, 34.09, 37.36
Yxy34.09, 0.3494, 0.3104
CIE-Lab65.04, 20.26, -0.30
Hunter Lab58.39, 18.55, -0.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 57% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 18% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C1919F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C1919F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C1919F

.text { color: #C1919F; }
.background { background-color: #C1919F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C1919F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 145, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(343, 28%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C1919F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 145, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C1919F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 145, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C1919F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C1919F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C1919F

#B67C8D#AB697B#995669#864B5C#72404E#5F3541#4B2A34#341D24#211216#0D0709

Tints of #C1919F

#C69AA6#CCA4AF#D1ADB8#D7B7C0#DCC1C9#E2CBD1#E7D5DA#EDDEE2#F2E8EB#F8F2F4

Tones of #C1919F

#BD939F#BA97A1#B69AA2#B39EA4#AFA1A5#ACA5A7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #90C1B3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.69:1 Fails
Against black text7.82:1 AAA

Best text color on #C1919F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C1919F

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #C1919F: ·

How #C1919F looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #ACAC9CDeuteranopia · #AFB39BTritanopia · #BF9998

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind zinc 500 · #71717A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C1919F rather than the exact color:

Modern Ruby Solace
#71A29B · #8E98C4 · #6A4A74 · #C197A2
Dusty Ruby Orchard
#5F4E8C · #7D507B · #C48E98 · #A2865F
Burning Ruby Dusk
#9CB8CC · #57518C · #95729D · #C092A9
Palette F1e5d1
#F1E5D1 · #DBB5B5 · #C39898 · #987070
Palette Fbf5e5
#FBF5E5 · #C890A7 · #A35C7A · #212121
Palette 643843
#643843 · #99627A · #C88EA7 · #E7CBCB

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C197A2#C48E98#C092A9#C39898#C890A7#C88EA7#BB8FA9#C89595#C1849F#CF92A0#C187A9#CD90A8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C1919E  ·  #C191A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C1919F?

#C1919F is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 193, 145, 159). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C1919F?

#C1919F is RGB 193, 145, 159 — HSL 343°, 28%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 18%, 24%.

What colors go with #C1919F?

Its complement is #90C1B3; analogous partners are #C190B6 and #C19B90. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C1919F for text?

Black text on #C1919F has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.69:1.