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#CA49AE Color

#CA49AE is rgb(202, 73, 174) in RGB, hsl(313, 55%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 14%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA49AE
HEX#CA49AE
RGBrgb(202, 73, 174)
HSLhsl(313, 55%, 54%)
HSVhsv(313, 64%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 14%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.197 337.3)
LABlab(52.38% 59.80 -27.49)
LCHlch(52.38% 65.81 335.31)

What #CA49AE 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 #CA49AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 6.93Brilliant Rose#E667CEΔE 10.45Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 10.7Fandango#B53389ΔE 12.5Mulberry (Crayola)#C8509BΔE 12.51Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 12.68

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

#CA49AE Channel Values

How #CA49AE 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 73 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 55% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 64% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 64% · Y 14% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.14:1 vs white · 5.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA49AE 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA49AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA49AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA49AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA49AE
Complementary
#49CA65
Analogous
#A649CA
Analogous
#CA496E
Triadic
#AECA49
Triadic
#49AECA
Split comp.
#6ECA49
Split comp.
#49CAA6

Tints & Shades of #CA49AE

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

#D161B9
#D97DC5
#E094D0
#E7ACDA
#EEC4E5
#F6DFF1

Shades

#BA369D
#9E2E86
#82266E
#631D54
#47153C
#2B0D25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA49AE.

How #CA49AE 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#CA49AE
Protanopia#6E6EAE
Protanomaly#9B61AE
Deuteranopia#8686AB
Deuteranomaly#A673AC
Tritanopia#C35E5E
Tritanomaly#C65685
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA49AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca49ae: #CA49AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA49AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca49ae': '#CA49AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.286, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_ca49ae">#CA49AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA49AE"

More Pink Colors

#CA49AE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CA49AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA49AE?

#CA49AE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(202, 73, 174) in RGB and hsl(313, 55%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.93.

What is the RGB value of #CA49AE?

#CA49AE is rgb(202, 73, 174) — red 202, green 73, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA49AE?

#CA49AE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 14%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA49AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA49AE scores 4.14:1 against white and 5.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA49AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA49AE 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 14.33, which is visibly different.

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