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#C1919A

#C1919A is a light, muted red, close to the color Rosy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 75.7% red, 56.9% green, and 60.4% blue. Its hue is 349°, with 28% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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2.70:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

7.78:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #C1919A as they’d see it.

Typical vision#C1919A
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #C1919A

What color is #C1919A?

#C1919A is a light, muted red, close to the color Rosy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 75.7% red, 56.9% green, and 60.4% blue. Its hue is 349°, with 28% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #C1919A in RGB?

#C1919A is rgb(193, 145, 154): 193 red, 145 green, and 154 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #C1919A in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 25, 20, 24). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #C1919A?

PANTONE 7521 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #C1919A?

Its complement #73A89E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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