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#C19FB6 — Light Dusty Pink

#C19FB6 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 #C19FB6 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.

#C19FB6 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 #9FC1AA; it also sits naturally between #BB9FC1 and #C19FA5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C19FB6 · RGB 193, 159, 182

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Color values

HEX#C19FB6
RGB193, 159, 182
HSL319°, 22%, 69%
HSV319°, 18%, 76%
CMYK0%, 18%, 6%, 24%
XYZ42.83, 39.51, 49.62
Yxy39.51, 0.3246, 0.2994
CIE-Lab69.12, 16.45, -7.15
Hunter Lab62.86, 15.23, -6.47

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 62% · Blue 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 6% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C19FB6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C19FB6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C19FB6

.text { color: #C19FB6; }
.background { background-color: #C19FB6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19FB6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 159, 182); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(319, 22%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19FB6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 159, 182, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19FB6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 159, 182, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19FB6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19FB6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C19FB6

#B58CA8#A77698#9C638A#865676#734A66#5D3C53#4B3042#35222F#22161E#0C080B

Tints of #C19FB6

#C7A8BD#CBAEC2#D1B7C9#D7C1D0#DDCAD7#E1D0DC#E7DAE3#EDE3EA#F1E9EF#F7F3F6

Tones of #C19FB6

#BFA1B5#BDA3B5#BAA6B4#B7A9B3#B5ABB2#B2AEB1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FC1AA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.36:1 Fails
Against black text8.90:1 AAA

Best text color on #C19FB6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19FB6

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 #C19FB6: ·

How #C19FB6 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B2B2B0Deuteranopia · #B4B7AFTritanopia · #BFACAB

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 purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C19FB6 rather than the exact color:

Golden Ruby Bloom
#755A9D · #C09FB3 · #C8A087 · #ABBC91
Serene Ruby Orchard
#C49CB2 · #B29669 · #56704E · #8DBCB9
Palette C599b6
#C599B6 · #E6B2BA · #FAD0C4 · #FFF7F3
Tranquil Ruby Horizon
#6EC3AA · #456C94 · #746498 · #C1A1BE
Palette 987d9a
#987D9A · #BB9AB1 · #EECEB9 · #FEFBD8
Cosmic Ruby Mirage
#C6A6BA · #A87B50 · #94AB85 · #7BB5A3

Similar colors

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

#C09FB3#C49CB2#C599B6#C1A1BE#BB9AB1#C6A6BA#CB9BB9#BA99BD#BB9CC0#C5AAB9#CB93B8#C9A3C3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C19FB5  ·  #C19FB7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19FB6?

#C19FB6 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 193, 159, 182). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19FB6?

#C19FB6 is RGB 193, 159, 182 — HSL 319°, 22%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 6%, 24%.

What colors go with #C19FB6?

Its complement is #9FC1AA; analogous partners are #BB9FC1 and #C19FA5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19FB6 for text?

Black text on #C19FB6 has a contrast ratio of 8.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.36:1.