Palettes / Colors / #C19ABE

#C19ABE — Light Dusty Pink

#C19ABE 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 #C19ABE 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.

#C19ABE 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 #9AC19D; it also sits naturally between #B19AC1 and #C19AAA. 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 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 2% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C19ABE

.text { color: #C19ABE; }
.background { background-color: #C19ABE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19ABE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 154, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(305, 24%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19ABE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 154, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19ABE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 154, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19ABE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19ABE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9AC19D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C19ABE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19ABE

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 #C19ABE 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 #C19ABE 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

← #C19ABD  ·  #C19ABF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19ABE?

#C19ABE is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 193, 154, 190). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19ABE?

#C19ABE is RGB 193, 154, 190 — HSL 305°, 24%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 2%, 24%.

What colors go with #C19ABE?

Its complement is #9AC19D; analogous partners are #B19AC1 and #C19AAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19ABE for text?

Black text on #C19ABE has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.43:1.