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#C1928E — Light Dusty Red

#C1928E is a red color we call Light 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 #C1928E 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.

#C1928E 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 #8FBDC1; it also sits naturally between #C18FA4 and #C1AC8F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C1928E · RGB 193, 146, 142

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Color values

HEX#C1928E
RGB193, 146, 142
HSL5°, 29%, 66%
HSV5°, 26%, 76%
CMYK0%, 24%, 26%, 24%
XYZ37.15, 33.85, 30.17
Yxy33.85, 0.3672, 0.3346
CIE-Lab64.84, 17.13, 9.00
Hunter Lab58.18, 15.53, 7.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 57% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 26% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C1928E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C1928E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C1928E

.text { color: #C1928E; }
.background { background-color: #C1928E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C1928E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 146, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 29%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C1928E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 146, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C1928E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 146, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C1928E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C1928E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C1928E

#B7807B#AC6D68#9B5B55#874F4A#73443F#5F3835#4C2C2A#351F1D#211312#0D0807

Tints of #C1928E

#C79D99#CCA6A3#D2B0AD#D7B9B7#DDC3C0#E2CCCA#E7D6D4#EDDFDE#F2E9E8#F8F2F2

Tones of #C1928E

#BE9693#BB9996#B79C9A#B3A09E#AFA3A1#ACA5A5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8FBDC1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.70:1 Fails
Against black text7.77:1 AAA

Best text color on #C1928E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C1928E

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 #C1928E: ·

How #C1928E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ADAC8FDeuteranopia · #AFB38FTritanopia · #BF9090

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 stone 500 · #78716C

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C1928E rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Ruby Cinder
#9777BF · #C07BB0 · #C38C8A · #877B48
Scarlet Lagoon
#BD88B2 · #C49B8A · #89AB52 · #62BD8D
Palette 6c4a4a
#6C4A4A · #C89595 · #DDBEBE · #EDEDED
Smoky Lagoon
#8B5190 · #AC8091 · #C19C8B · #777746
Dusty Ruby Orchard
#5F4E8C · #7D507B · #C48E98 · #A2865F
Palette F1e5d1
#F1E5D1 · #DBB5B5 · #C39898 · #987070

Similar colors

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

#C38C8A#C49B8A#C89595#C19C8B#C48E98#C39898#CA8A8B#B6988B#B58F88#CE9293#CA8892#CE8F93

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C1928D  ·  #C1928F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C1928E?

#C1928E is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 193, 146, 142). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C1928E?

#C1928E is RGB 193, 146, 142 — HSL 5°, 29%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 26%, 24%.

What colors go with #C1928E?

Its complement is #8FBDC1; analogous partners are #C18FA4 and #C1AC8F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C1928E for text?

Black text on #C1928E has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.70:1.