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#C19FA0 — Light Dusty Red

#C19FA0 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 #C19FA0 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.

#C19FA0 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 #9FC1C0; it also sits naturally between #C19FB1 and #C1AF9F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C19FA0 · RGB 193, 159, 160

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Color values

HEX#C19FA0
RGB193, 159, 160
HSL358°, 22%, 69%
HSV358°, 18%, 76%
CMYK0%, 18%, 17%, 24%
XYZ40.74, 38.67, 38.58
Yxy38.67, 0.3453, 0.3278
CIE-Lab68.51, 12.70, 4.19
Hunter Lab62.19, 11.60, 3.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 62% · Blue 63%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 17% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C19FA0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C19FA0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C19FA0

.text { color: #C19FA0; }
.background { background-color: #C19FA0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19FA0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 159, 160); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 22%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19FA0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 159, 160, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19FA0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 159, 160, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19FA0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19FA0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C19FA0

#B58C8D#A77678#9C6365#865657#734A4B#5D3C3D#4B3031#352222#221616#0C0808

Tints of #C19FA0

#C7A8A9#CBAEAF#D1B7B8#D7C1C2#DDCACB#E1D0D1#E7DADA#EDE3E3#F1E9E9#F7F3F3

Tones of #C19FA0

#BFA1A2#BDA3A4#BAA6A6#B7A9A9#B5ABAC#B2AEAE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FC1C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.40:1 Fails
Against black text8.73:1 AAA

Best text color on #C19FA0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19FA0

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 #C19FA0: ·

How #C19FA0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B2B2A0Deuteranopia · #B4B7A0Tritanopia · #BFA0A0

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 #C19FA0 rather than the exact color:

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

#C1A3A3#BDA39C#C197A2#CAA49D#C39898#C8A69B#C8A8A2#C6A9A3#CAA6A6#BDAC9F#B4A5A5#C092A9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C19F9F  ·  #C19FA1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19FA0?

#C19FA0 is Light Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 193, 159, 160). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19FA0?

#C19FA0 is RGB 193, 159, 160 — HSL 358°, 22%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 17%, 24%.

What colors go with #C19FA0?

Its complement is #9FC1C0; analogous partners are #C19FB1 and #C1AF9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19FA0 for text?

Black text on #C19FA0 has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.40:1.