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#C19C9B — Light Dusty Red

#C19C9B 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 #C19C9B 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.

#C19C9B 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 #9BBFC0; it also sits naturally between #C09BAC and #C0AF9B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C19C9B · RGB 193, 156, 155

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Color values

HEX#C19C9B
RGB193, 156, 155
HSL2°, 23%, 68%
HSV2°, 20%, 76%
CMYK0%, 19%, 20%, 24%
XYZ39.80, 37.48, 36.15
Yxy37.48, 0.3509, 0.3304
CIE-Lab67.64, 13.56, 5.72
Hunter Lab61.22, 12.36, 4.69

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 61% · Blue 61%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 20% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C19C9B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C19C9B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C19C9B

.text { color: #C19C9B; }
.background { background-color: #C19C9B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19C9B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 156, 155); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 23%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19C9B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 156, 155, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19C9B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 156, 155, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19C9B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19C9B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C19C9B

#B48988#A77472#9A6260#845452#714847#5E3C3B#482E2D#352221#1F1414#0D0808

Tints of #C19C9B

#C6A5A4#CCAEAD#D0B5B4#D6BEBD#DCC7C7#E2D1D0#E7DAD9#EBE0E0#F1E9E9#F7F3F2

Tones of #C19C9B

#BE9E9D#BAA1A0#B8A3A3#B6A6A5#B3A8A8#B0ABAB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9BBFC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.47:1 Fails
Against black text8.50:1 AAA

Best text color on #C19C9B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19C9B

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 #C19C9B: ·

How #C19C9B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B1B19BDeuteranopia · #B3B69BTritanopia · #BF9B9B

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 zinc 500 · #71717A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C19C9B rather than the exact color:

Palette F1e5d1
#F1E5D1 · #DBB5B5 · #C39898 · #987070
Amber Ember
#BDA39C · #6B863B · #4BAA7C · #3F537D
Modern Ruby Solace
#71A29B · #8E98C4 · #6A4A74 · #C197A2
Palette F3c5c5
#F3C5C5 · #C1A3A3 · #886F6F · #694E4E
Palette 6c4a4a
#6C4A4A · #C89595 · #DDBEBE · #EDEDED
Dusty Ruby Cinder
#7065BC · #BE7AB2 · #C8A69B · #A4BB6A

Similar colors

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

#C39898#BDA39C#C197A2#C1A3A3#C89595#C8A69B#CAA49D#C5A490#C48E98#C8A8A2#B7A593#B3A398

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C19C9A  ·  #C19C9C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19C9B?

#C19C9B is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 193, 156, 155). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19C9B?

#C19C9B is RGB 193, 156, 155 — HSL 2°, 23%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 19%, 20%, 24%.

What colors go with #C19C9B?

Its complement is #9BBFC0; analogous partners are #C09BAC and #C0AF9B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19C9B for text?

Black text on #C19C9B has a contrast ratio of 8.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.47:1.