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#C19FAC — Light Dusty Pink

#C19FAC 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 #C19FAC 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.

#C19FAC 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 #9FC1B4; it also sits naturally between #C19FBD and #C1A39F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C19FAC · RGB 193, 159, 172

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Color values

HEX#C19FAC
RGB193, 159, 172
HSL337°, 22%, 69%
HSV337°, 18%, 76%
CMYK0%, 18%, 11%, 24%
XYZ41.84, 39.11, 44.37
Yxy39.11, 0.3338, 0.3121
CIE-Lab68.83, 14.69, -2.02
Hunter Lab62.54, 13.52, -1.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 62% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 11% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C19FAC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C19FAC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C19FAC

.text { color: #C19FAC; }
.background { background-color: #C19FAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19FAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 159, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(337, 22%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19FAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 159, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19FAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 159, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19FAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19FAC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C19FAC

#B58C9C#A77689#9C6379#865668#734A5A#5D3C49#4B303A#352229#22161B#0C080A

Tints of #C19FAC

#C7A8B4#CBAEB9#D1B7C1#D7C1C9#DDCAD1#E1D0D7#E7DADF#EDE3E7#F1E9EC#F7F3F4

Tones of #C19FAC

#BFA1AC#BDA3AD#BAA6AE#B7A9AE#B5ABAF#B2AEAF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FC1B4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.38:1 Fails
Against black text8.82:1 AAA

Best text color on #C19FAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19FAC

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 #C19FAC: ·

How #C19FAC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B2B2A9Deuteranopia · #B4B7A8Tritanopia · #BFA6A6

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 #C19FAC rather than the exact color:

Golden Ruby Bloom
#755A9D · #C09FB3 · #C8A087 · #ABBC91
Serene Ruby Orchard
#C49CB2 · #B29669 · #56704E · #8DBCB9
Palette 987d9a
#987D9A · #BB9AB1 · #EECEB9 · #FEFBD8
Palette F3c5c5
#F3C5C5 · #C1A3A3 · #886F6F · #694E4E
Palette C599b6
#C599B6 · #E6B2BA · #FAD0C4 · #FFF7F3
Modern Ruby Solace
#71A29B · #8E98C4 · #6A4A74 · #C197A2

Similar colors

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

#C09FB3#C49CB2#BB9AB1#C1A3A3#C599B6#C197A2#CAA6A6#C8AAAA#C092A9#C6A9A3#C8A8A2#CE97B0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C19FAB  ·  #C19FAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19FAC?

#C19FAC is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 193, 159, 172). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19FAC?

#C19FAC is RGB 193, 159, 172 — HSL 337°, 22%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 11%, 24%.

What colors go with #C19FAC?

Its complement is #9FC1B4; analogous partners are #C19FBD and #C1A39F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19FAC for text?

Black text on #C19FAC has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.38:1.