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#C19E99 — Light Dusty Red

#C19E99 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 #C19E99 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.

#C19E99 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 #9ABCC1; it also sits naturally between #C19AA8 and #C1B39A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C19E99 · RGB 193, 158, 153

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Color values

HEX#C19E99
RGB193, 158, 153
HSL8°, 24%, 68%
HSV8°, 21%, 76%
CMYK0%, 18%, 21%, 24%
XYZ39.97, 38.09, 35.38
Yxy38.09, 0.3523, 0.3358
CIE-Lab68.09, 12.15, 7.48
Hunter Lab61.72, 11.06, 6.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 62% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 21% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C19E99 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C19E99 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C19E99

.text { color: #C19E99; }
.background { background-color: #C19E99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19E99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 158, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 24%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19E99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 158, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19E99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 158, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19E99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19E99">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C19E99

#B58D87#A87871#9B675F#855851#724C46#5F3F3A#49302D#362421#201513#0D0808

Tints of #C19E99

#C7A8A3#CDB1AD#D0B7B3#D6C0BD#DCC9C6#E2D2D0#E8DBD9#ECE1DF#F1EAE9#F7F3F2

Tones of #C19E99

#BFA19C#BBA3A0#B9A5A2#B6A7A5#B3A9A8#B0ACAB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9ABCC1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.44:1 Fails
Against black text8.62:1 AAA

Best text color on #C19E99: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19E99

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 #C19E99: ·

How #C19E99 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B2B29ADeuteranopia · #B4B79BTritanopia · #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 neutral 500 · #737373

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C19E99 rather than the exact color:

Palette F1e5d1
#F1E5D1 · #DBB5B5 · #C39898 · #987070
Amber Ember
#BDA39C · #6B863B · #4BAA7C · #3F537D
Dusty Ruby Cinder
#7065BC · #BE7AB2 · #C8A69B · #A4BB6A
Palette F3c5c5
#F3C5C5 · #C1A3A3 · #886F6F · #694E4E
Modern Ruby Solace
#71A29B · #8E98C4 · #6A4A74 · #C197A2
Tender Drift
#9D488B · #CAA49D · #8C9258 · #98D49C

Similar colors

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

#C39898#BDA39C#C8A69B#C1A3A3#C197A2#CAA49D#C5A490#C89595#B7A593#BFA28C#C1AA92#C19C8B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C19E98  ·  #C19E9A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19E99?

#C19E99 is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 193, 158, 153). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19E99?

#C19E99 is RGB 193, 158, 153 — HSL 8°, 24%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 21%, 24%.

What colors go with #C19E99?

Its complement is #9ABCC1; analogous partners are #C19AA8 and #C1B39A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19E99 for text?

Black text on #C19E99 has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.44:1.