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#CA0772 Color

#CA0772 is rgb(202, 7, 114) in RGB, hsl(327, 93%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 44%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Cerise (#DA1D81), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.43. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA0772
HEX#CA0772
RGBrgb(202, 7, 114)
HSLhsl(327, 93%, 41%)
HSVhsv(327, 97%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 44%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(54.8% 0.221 357.3)
LABlab(44.68% 70.51 -3.01)
LCHlch(44.68% 70.57 357.56)

What #CA0772 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CA0772, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 5.43Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 7.41Barbie Pink#E0218AΔE 8.63Telemagenta#CF3476ΔE 8.84Mexican Pink#E4007CΔE 9.23Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 9.98

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#CA0772 Channel Values

How #CA0772 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 202 · G 7 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 327° · S 93% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 327° · S 97% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 44% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.55:1 vs white · 3.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA0772 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA0772 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA0772

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA0772; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA0772
Complementary
#07CA5F
Analogous
#C007CA
Analogous
#CA0711
Triadic
#72CA07
Triadic
#0772CA
Split comp.
#11CA07
Split comp.
#07CAC0

Tints & Shades of #CA0772

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#F10989
#F72B9C
#F953AE
#FA7FC3
#FCA6D5
#FDCEE8

Shades

#B10664
#940554
#7B0446
#620438
#4A032A
#2C0219

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA0772.

How #CA0772 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CA0772
Protanopia#5A5A71
Protanomaly#944771
Deuteranopia#7B7B6D
Deuteranomaly#A1616F
Tritanopia#C72A2A
Tritanomaly#C82050
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA0772 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ca0772: #CA0772;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA0772;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca0772': '#CA0772' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.027, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_ca0772">#CA0772</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA0772"

More Pink Colors

#CA0772 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA0772 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA0772?

#CA0772 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(202, 7, 114) in RGB and hsl(327, 93%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Cerise (#DA1D81), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.43.

What is the RGB value of #CA0772?

#CA0772 is rgb(202, 7, 114) — red 202, green 7, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA0772?

#CA0772 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 44%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA0772 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CA0772 scores 5.55:1 against white and 3.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA0772 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA0772 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 11.11, which is visibly different.

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