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#C19FAA — Light Dusty Pink

#C19FAA is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #C19FAA 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.

#C19FAA is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #9FC1B6; it also sits naturally between #C19FBB and #C1A59F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C19FAA · RGB 193, 159, 170

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Color values

HEX#C19FAA
RGB193, 159, 170
HSL341°, 22%, 69%
HSV341°, 18%, 76%
CMYK0%, 18%, 12%, 24%
XYZ41.65, 39.04, 43.37
Yxy39.04, 0.3357, 0.3147
CIE-Lab68.78, 14.35, -0.99
Hunter Lab62.48, 13.19, -0.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 62% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 12% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C19FAA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C19FAA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C19FAA

.text { color: #C19FAA; }
.background { background-color: #C19FAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19FAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 159, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(341, 22%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19FAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 159, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19FAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 159, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19FAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19FAA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C19FAA

#B58C99#A77686#9C6375#865665#734A57#5D3C46#4B3038#352228#22161A#0C0809

Tints of #C19FAA

#C7A8B2#CBAEB7#D1B7C0#D7C1C8#DDCAD0#E1D0D6#E7DADE#EDE3E6#F1E9EC#F7F3F4

Tones of #C19FAA

#BFA1AA#BDA3AB#BAA6AC#B7A9AD#B5ABAE#B2AEAF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FC1B6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.38:1 Fails
Against black text8.81:1 AAA

Best text color on #C19FAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19FAA

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 #C19FAA: ·

How #C19FAA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B2B2A7Deuteranopia · #B4B7A7Tritanopia · #BFA5A5

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 #C19FAA rather than the exact color:

Palette F3c5c5
#F3C5C5 · #C1A3A3 · #886F6F · #694E4E
Golden Ruby Bloom
#755A9D · #C09FB3 · #C8A087 · #ABBC91
Serene Ruby Orchard
#C49CB2 · #B29669 · #56704E · #8DBCB9
Palette 987d9a
#987D9A · #BB9AB1 · #EECEB9 · #FEFBD8
Modern Ruby Solace
#71A29B · #8E98C4 · #6A4A74 · #C197A2
Palette 944e63
#944E63 · #B47B84 · #CAA6A6 · #FFE7E7

Similar colors

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

#C1A3A3#C09FB3#C49CB2#BB9AB1#C197A2#CAA6A6#C8AAAA#C092A9#C6A9A3#C8A8A2#C599B6#BDA39C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C19FA9  ·  #C19FAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19FAA?

#C19FAA is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 193, 159, 170). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19FAA?

#C19FAA is RGB 193, 159, 170 — HSL 341°, 22%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 12%, 24%.

What colors go with #C19FAA?

Its complement is #9FC1B6; analogous partners are #C19FBB and #C1A59F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19FAA for text?

Black text on #C19FAA has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.38:1.