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#CA634E Color

#CA634E is rgb(202, 99, 78) in RGB, hsl(10, 54%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 51%, 61%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cedar Chest (#C95A49), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA634E
HEX#CA634E
RGBrgb(202, 99, 78)
HSLhsl(10, 54%, 55%)
HSVhsv(10, 61%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 51%, 61%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(61.9% 0.136 32.9)
LABlab(54.60% 40.58 31.91)
LCHlch(54.60% 51.62 38.18)

What #CA634E 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 #CA634E, 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.

#CA634E Channel Values

How #CA634E 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 99 · B 788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 54% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 61% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 51% · Y 61% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.88:1 vs white · 5.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA634E 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 text3.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CA634E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA634E; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CA634E

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 #CA634E.

How #CA634E 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#CA634E
Protanopia#7D7D4D
Protanomaly#A1734D
Deuteranopia#909047
Deuteranomaly#AA804A
Tritanopia#CB6161
Tritanomaly#CB625A
Achromatopsia#818181

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA634E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca634e: #CA634E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA634E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca634e': '#CA634E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.388, blue: 0.306)
Android XML<color name="color_ca634e">#CA634E</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA634E"

More Red Colors

#CA634E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CA634E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA634E?

#CA634E is a mid-tone red — rgb(202, 99, 78) in RGB and hsl(10, 54%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cedar Chest (#C95A49), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.17.

What is the RGB value of #CA634E?

#CA634E is rgb(202, 99, 78) — red 202, green 99, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA634E?

#CA634E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 51%, 61%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA634E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA634E scores 3.88:1 against white and 5.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA634E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA634E 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 10.19, which is visibly different.

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