Palettes / Colors / #C1958E

#C1958E — Light Dusty Red

#C1958E 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 #C1958E 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.

#C1958E 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 #8FBBC1; it also sits naturally between #C18FA2 and #C1AF8F. 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 58% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 26% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C1958E

.text { color: #C1958E; }
.background { background-color: #C1958E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C1958E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 149, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 29%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C1958E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 149, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C1958E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 149, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C1958E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C1958E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8FBBC1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C1958E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C1958E

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 #C1958E 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 #C1958E 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

← #C1958D  ·  #C1958F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C1958E?

#C1958E is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 193, 149, 142). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C1958E?

#C1958E is RGB 193, 149, 142 — HSL 8°, 29%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 26%, 24%.

What colors go with #C1958E?

Its complement is #8FBBC1; analogous partners are #C18FA2 and #C1AF8F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C1958E for text?

Black text on #C1958E has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.64:1.