Rosy brown

#c1909b

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for rosy brown, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Rosy brown is a mid red that reads grounded. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Rosy brown color values

Every conversion for #c1909b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c1909b
RGB193, 144, 155
HSL347, 28%, 66%
HSV347, 25%, 76%
CMYK0%, 25%, 20%, 24%
Lab64.68, 20.18, 1.45
XYZ37.88, 33.65, 35.51
Decimal12685467
Web safe#cc9999
Pantone5215 C
Pantone5215 CHex#c1909bRgb193 144 155Cmyk0 25 20 24Lab65 20 1Darker#7d4652Deep#a76272Lighter#d9bfc5

Shades of rosy brown

Tints of rosy brown

Colors that go with rosy brown

Rosy brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 25, 20, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c1909b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 25 20 24
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 27 22 30
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Rosy brown in css

Copy #c1909b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c1909b; }
.text { color: #c1909b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1909b; }

How rosy brown looks on light and dark

Rosy brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c1909b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
2.72:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
7.73:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c1909b against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Rosy brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c1909b sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around rosy brown? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn rosy brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c1909b and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from rosy brown, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #c1909b is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.