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#CA686B Color

#CA686B is rgb(202, 104, 107) in RGB, hsl(358, 48%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 47%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuzzy Wuzzy (#CC6666), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA686B
HEX#CA686B
RGBrgb(202, 104, 107)
HSLhsl(358, 48%, 60%)
HSVhsv(358, 49%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 47%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.124 19.3)
LABlab(56.04% 39.87 17.13)
LCHlch(56.04% 43.39 23.25)

What #CA686B 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 #CA686B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fuzzy Wuzzy#CC6666ΔE 3.04Candy Pink#E4717AΔE 8.6Indian Red#CD5C5CΔE 8.68New York Pink#D7837FΔE 10.55Bittersweet Shimmer#BF4F51ΔE 10.92English Red#AB4B52ΔE 10.99

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

#CA686B Channel Values

How #CA686B 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 104 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 358° · S 48% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 358° · S 49% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 47% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.68:1 vs white · 5.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA686B 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 text3.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA686B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA686B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA686B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA686B
Complementary
#68CAC7
Analogous
#CA689C
Analogous
#CA9668
Triadic
#6BCA68
Triadic
#686BCA
Split comp.
#68CA96
Split comp.
#689CCA

Tints & Shades of #CA686B

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

#D17B7E
#D99294
#DFA4A6
#E7BBBD
#EECECF
#F6E5E5

Shades

#BF4A4E
#A63A3E
#883033
#6A2527
#4B1B1C
#2D1011

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA686B.

How #CA686B 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#CA686B
Protanopia#80806A
Protanomaly#A3776B
Deuteranopia#929267
Deuteranomaly#AB8368
Tritanopia#CA6868
Tritanomaly#CA6869
Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #CA686B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca686b: #CA686B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA686B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca686b': '#CA686B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.408, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_ca686b">#CA686B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA686B"

More Red Colors

#CA686B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#CA686B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA686B?

#CA686B is a light red — rgb(202, 104, 107) in RGB and hsl(358, 48%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuzzy Wuzzy (#CC6666), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.04.

What is the RGB value of #CA686B?

#CA686B is rgb(202, 104, 107) — red 202, green 104, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA686B?

#CA686B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 47%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA686B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA686B scores 3.68:1 against white and 5.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA686B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA686B 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 8.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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