Palettes / Colors / #C19C95

#C19C95 — Light Dusty Red

#C19C95 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 #C19C95 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.

#C19C95 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 #95B9C1; it also sits naturally between #C195A4 and #C1B295. 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 61% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 23% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C19C95

.text { color: #C19C95; }
.background { background-color: #C19C95; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19C95; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 156, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 26%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19C95; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 156, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19C95; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 156, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19C95">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19C95">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #95B9C1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C19C95: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19C95

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 #C19C95 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 #C19C95 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

← #C19C94  ·  #C19C96 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19C95?

#C19C95 is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 193, 156, 149). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19C95?

#C19C95 is RGB 193, 156, 149 — HSL 10°, 26%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 23%, 24%.

What colors go with #C19C95?

Its complement is #95B9C1; analogous partners are #C195A4 and #C1B295. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19C95 for text?

Black text on #C19C95 has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.48:1.