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#CA4E5D Color

#CA4E5D is rgb(202, 78, 93) in RGB, hsl(353, 54%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 61%, 54%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brick Red (#CB4154), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA4E5D
HEX#CA4E5D
RGBrgb(202, 78, 93)
HSLhsl(353, 54%, 55%)
HSVhsv(353, 61%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61%, 54%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.158 16.1)
LABlab(51.00% 50.98 18.63)
LCHlch(51.00% 54.27 20.08)

What #CA4E5D 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 #CA4E5D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CA4E5D Channel Values

How #CA4E5D 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 78 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 353° · S 54% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 353° · S 61% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 61% · Y 54% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.41:1 vs white · 4.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA4E5D 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 text4.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CA4E5D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA4E5D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CA4E5D

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA4E5D.

How #CA4E5D 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#CA4E5D
Protanopia#71715C
Protanomaly#9C655C
Deuteranopia#888857
Deuteranomaly#A77559
Tritanopia#C95050
Tritanomaly#CA4F56
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA4E5D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca4e5d: #CA4E5D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA4E5D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca4e5d': '#CA4E5D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.306, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_ca4e5d">#CA4E5D</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA4E5D"

More Red Colors

#CA4E5D sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CA4E5D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA4E5D?

#CA4E5D is a mid-tone red — rgb(202, 78, 93) in RGB and hsl(353, 54%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brick Red (#CB4154), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #CA4E5D?

#CA4E5D is rgb(202, 78, 93) — red 202, green 78, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA4E5D?

#CA4E5D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 61%, 54%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA4E5D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA4E5D scores 4.41:1 against white and 4.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA4E5D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA4E5D 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 7.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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