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#C19AC2 — Light Dusty Pink

#C19AC2 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 #C19AC2 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.

#C19AC2 is a cool 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 #9AC299; it also sits naturally between #AD99C2 and #C299AE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C19AC2 · RGB 193, 154, 194

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Color values

HEX#C19AC2
RGB193, 154, 194
HSL299°, 25%, 68%
HSV299°, 21%, 76%
CMYK1%, 21%, 0%, 24%
XYZ43.29, 38.34, 56.16
Yxy38.34, 0.3141, 0.2783
CIE-Lab68.27, 21.44, -15.09
Hunter Lab61.92, 20.03, -14.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 60% · Blue 76%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C19AC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C19AC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C19AC2

.text { color: #C19AC2; }
.background { background-color: #C19AC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19AC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 154, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 25%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19AC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 154, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19AC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 154, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19AC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19AC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C19AC2

#B686B6#A870A9#9B5E9C#855086#724573#5F3960#492C49#362136#201320#0D080D

Tints of #C19AC2

#C7A3C8#CDACCD#D1B3D1#D6BCD7#DCC6DD#E2CFE2#E8D9E8#ECDFEC#F1E9F2#F7F2F7

Tones of #C19AC2

#BE9CBF#BC9FBC#B8A2B9#B6A4B6#B3A8B3#B1AAB1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9AC299:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.42:1 Fails
Against black text8.67:1 AAA

Best text color on #C19AC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19AC2

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 #C19AC2: ·

How #C19AC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B0B0B8Deuteranopia · #B2B5B6Tritanopia · #BFB1AF

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 purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C19AC2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fed9ed
#FED9ED · #E7BCDE · #BB9CC0 · #67729D
Modern Ruby Dusk
#C69AC8 · #784350 · #8C693B · #758F4A
Tranquil Ruby Horizon
#6EC3AA · #456C94 · #746498 · #C1A1BE
Gentle Cascade
#4E4B71 · #BA99BD · #B46D81 · #7F5E35
Crystal Ruby Solace
#475F9C · #C39DCB · #895254 · #A9AF67
Burning Ruby Zephyr
#9ACAAD · #A5B3C4 · #BBA3C5 · #7C4B52

Similar colors

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

#BB9CC0#C69AC8#C1A1BE#BA99BD#C39DCB#BBA3C5#C9A3C3#C599B6#BA90C6#C996CC#CB9BB9#C68FC8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C19AC1  ·  #C19AC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19AC2?

#C19AC2 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 193, 154, 194). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19AC2?

#C19AC2 is RGB 193, 154, 194 — HSL 299°, 25%, 68% — CMYK 1%, 21%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #C19AC2?

Its complement is #9AC299; analogous partners are #AD99C2 and #C299AE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19AC2 for text?

Black text on #C19AC2 has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.42:1.