Palettes / Colors / #C19AB1

#C19AB1 — Light Dusty Pink

#C19AB1 is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #C19AB1 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.

#C19AB1 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 #9AC1AA; it also sits naturally between #BE9AC1 and #C19A9D. 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 60% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 8% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C19AB1

.text { color: #C19AB1; }
.background { background-color: #C19AB1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19AB1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 154, 177); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(325, 24%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19AB1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 154, 177, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19AB1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 154, 177, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19AB1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19AB1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9AC1AA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C19AB1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19AB1

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 #C19AB1 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 #C19AB1 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

← #C19AB0  ·  #C19AB2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19AB1?

#C19AB1 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 193, 154, 177). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19AB1?

#C19AB1 is RGB 193, 154, 177 — HSL 325°, 24%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 8%, 24%.

What colors go with #C19AB1?

Its complement is #9AC1AA; analogous partners are #BE9AC1 and #C19A9D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19AB1 for text?

Black text on #C19AB1 has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.46:1.