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#CA126E Color

#CA126E is rgb(202, 18, 110) in RGB, hsl(330, 84%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 91%, 46%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Telemagenta (#CF3476), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA126E
HEX#CA126E
RGBrgb(202, 18, 110)
HSLhsl(330, 84%, 43%)
HSVhsv(330, 91%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 91%, 46%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(54.9% 0.216 359.2)
LABlab(44.97% 69.16 -0.10)
LCHlch(44.97% 69.16 359.91)

What #CA126E 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 #CA126E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Telemagenta#CF3476ΔE 6.79Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 7.39Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 8.55Dogwood Rose#D71868ΔE 8.83Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 8.88Mexican Pink#E4007CΔE 9.86

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

#CA126E Channel Values

How #CA126E 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 18 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 84% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 91% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 91% · Y 46% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.49:1 vs white · 3.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA126E 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 text5.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA126E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA126E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA126E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA126E
Complementary
#12CA6E
Analogous
#CA12CA
Analogous
#CA1212
Triadic
#6ECA12
Triadic
#126ECA
Split comp.
#12CA12
Split comp.
#12CACA

Tints & Shades of #CA126E

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

#EB1982
#EE3F96
#F264AB
#F485BD
#F8ABD1
#FBD0E6

Shades

#AE0F5E
#960D52
#7A0B42
#630936
#460626
#2F041A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA126E.

How #CA126E 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#CA126E
Protanopia#5B5B6D
Protanomaly#95496D
Deuteranopia#7B7B68
Deuteranomaly#A1626B
Tritanopia#C72C2C
Tritanomaly#C8244F
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA126E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca126e: #CA126E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA126E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca126e': '#CA126E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.071, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_ca126e">#CA126E</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA126E"

More Pink Colors

#CA126E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA126E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA126E?

#CA126E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(202, 18, 110) in RGB and hsl(330, 84%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Telemagenta (#CF3476), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.79.

What is the RGB value of #CA126E?

#CA126E is rgb(202, 18, 110) — red 202, green 18, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA126E?

#CA126E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 91%, 46%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA126E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CA126E scores 5.49:1 against white and 3.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA126E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA126E 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 13.97, which is visibly different.

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