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#C19B95 — Light Dusty Red

#C19B95 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 #C19B95 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.

#C19B95 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 #95BBC1; it also sits naturally between #C195A5 and #C1B195. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C19B95 · RGB 193, 155, 149

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Color values

HEX#C19B95
RGB193, 155, 149
HSL8°, 26%, 67%
HSV8°, 23%, 76%
CMYK0%, 20%, 23%, 24%
XYZ39.14, 36.95, 33.50
Yxy36.95, 0.3571, 0.3372
CIE-Lab67.24, 13.19, 8.49
Hunter Lab60.79, 11.99, 6.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 61% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 23% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C19B95 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C19B95 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C19B95

.text { color: #C19B95; }
.background { background-color: #C19B95; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19B95; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 155, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 26%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19B95; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 155, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19B95; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 155, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19B95">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19B95">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C19B95

#B58982#A8736B#9A635B#87574F#744A44#5D3C37#4A2F2B#372320#201513#0D0808

Tints of #C19B95

#C6A49F#CCADA8#D2B6B2#D7BFBC#DDC8C5#E1CECC#E6D8D5#ECE1DF#F2EAE9#F7F3F2

Tones of #C19B95

#BD9D98#BB9F9B#B7A29E#B4A4A2#B1A7A5#AEA8A7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #95BBC1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.50:1 Fails
Against black text8.39:1 AAA

Best text color on #C19B95: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19B95

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 #C19B95: ·

How #C19B95 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B1B096Deuteranopia · #B3B697Tritanopia · #BF9898

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind stone 500 · #78716C

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C19B95 rather than the exact color:

Palette F1e5d1
#F1E5D1 · #DBB5B5 · #C39898 · #987070
Palette 6c4a4a
#6C4A4A · #C89595 · #DDBEBE · #EDEDED
Smoky Lagoon
#8B5190 · #AC8091 · #C19C8B · #777746
Modern Tempest
#AC7FAF · #734153 · #C5A490 · #A6AE51
Amber Ember
#BDA39C · #6B863B · #4BAA7C · #3F537D
Scarlet Lagoon
#BD88B2 · #C49B8A · #89AB52 · #62BD8D

Similar colors

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

#C39898#C89595#C19C8B#C5A490#BDA39C#C49B8A#BFA28C#BC9F8B#C197A2#C48E98#BCA48C#C2A68C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C19B94  ·  #C19B96 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19B95?

#C19B95 is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 193, 155, 149). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19B95?

#C19B95 is RGB 193, 155, 149 — HSL 8°, 26%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 23%, 24%.

What colors go with #C19B95?

Its complement is #95BBC1; analogous partners are #C195A5 and #C1B195. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19B95 for text?

Black text on #C19B95 has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.50:1.