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#C1958B — Dusty Red

#C1958B 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 #C1958B 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.

#C1958B 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 #8BB7C1; it also sits naturally between #C18B9C and #C1B08B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C1958B · RGB 193, 149, 139

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Color values

HEX#C1958B
RGB193, 149, 139
HSL11°, 30%, 65%
HSV11°, 28%, 76%
CMYK0%, 23%, 28%, 24%
XYZ37.40, 34.70, 29.15
Yxy34.70, 0.3694, 0.3427
CIE-Lab65.51, 15.05, 11.63
Hunter Lab58.90, 13.61, 9.02

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 58% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 28% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C1958B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C1958B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C1958B

.text { color: #C1958B; }
.background { background-color: #C1958B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C1958B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 149, 139); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 30%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C1958B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 149, 139, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C1958B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 149, 139, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C1958B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C1958B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C1958B

#B68377#AB7063#9C6154#885549#74483E#5D3A32#492D27#35211D#211512#0D0807

Tints of #C1958B

#C69E95#CBA79F#D1B0A9#D6B9B3#DDC5C0#E2CECA#E8D8D4#EDE1DE#F3EAE8#F8F3F2

Tones of #C1958B

#BD978F#B89A93#B59C97#B19E9A#AEA19E#A9A3A2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8BB7C1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.65:1 Fails
Against black text7.94:1 AAA

Best text color on #C1958B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C1958B

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 #C1958B: ·

How #C1958B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #AEAE8DDeuteranopia · #B1B48ETritanopia · #BF8F90

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 stone 500 · #78716CTailwind neutral 500 · #737373

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C1958B rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Lagoon
#BD88B2 · #C49B8A · #89AB52 · #62BD8D
Smoky Lagoon
#8B5190 · #AC8091 · #C19C8B · #777746
Dreamy Ruby Cinder
#9777BF · #C07BB0 · #C38C8A · #877B48
Palette Bc9f8b
#BC9F8B · #B5CFB7 · #CADABF · #E7E8D8
Lucky Monsoon
#9E92BB · #AA4D8E · #B6988B · #899F58
Palette 6c4a4a
#6C4A4A · #C89595 · #DDBEBE · #EDEDED

Similar colors

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

#C49B8A#C19C8B#C38C8A#BC9F8B#B6988B#C89595#BFA28C#C39898#C8A087#B58F88#CA8A8B#C48E98

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C1958A  ·  #C1958C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C1958B?

#C1958B is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 193, 149, 139). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C1958B?

#C1958B is RGB 193, 149, 139 — HSL 11°, 30%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 28%, 24%.

What colors go with #C1958B?

Its complement is #8BB7C1; analogous partners are #C18B9C and #C1B08B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C1958B for text?

Black text on #C1958B has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.65:1.