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#CA6873 Color

#CA6873 is rgb(202, 104, 115) in RGB, hsl(353, 48%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 43%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuzzy Wuzzy (#CC6666), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA6873
HEX#CA6873
RGBrgb(202, 104, 115)
HSLhsl(353, 48%, 60%)
HSVhsv(353, 49%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 43%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.124 14.2)
LABlab(56.19% 40.46 12.68)
LCHlch(56.19% 42.40 17.40)

What #CA6873 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 #CA6873, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fuzzy Wuzzy#CC6666ΔE 7.21Candy Pink#E4717AΔE 9.23Cinnamon Satin#CD607EΔE 9.58Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 11.37New York Pink#D7837FΔE 11.55English Red#AB4B52ΔE 11.68

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

#CA6873 Channel Values

How #CA6873 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 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 353° · S 48% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 353° · S 49% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 43% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.66:1 vs white · 5.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA6873 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 text3.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA6873 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA6873

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA6873; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA6873
Complementary
#68CABF
Analogous
#CA68A4
Analogous
#CA8E68
Triadic
#73CA68
Triadic
#6873CA
Split comp.
#68CA8E
Split comp.
#68A4CA

Tints & Shades of #CA6873

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

#D17B85
#D9929A
#DFA4AB
#E7BBC0
#EECED2
#F6E5E7

Shades

#BF4A58
#A63A47
#88303A
#6A252D
#4B1B20
#2D1013

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA6873.

How #CA6873 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#CA6873
Protanopia#808072
Protanomaly#A37773
Deuteranopia#92926F
Deuteranomaly#AB8371
Tritanopia#C96969
Tritanomaly#CA696D
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA6873 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca6873: #CA6873;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA6873;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca6873': '#CA6873' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.408, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_ca6873">#CA6873</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA6873"

More Red Colors

#CA6873 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#CA6873 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA6873?

#CA6873 is a light red — rgb(202, 104, 115) in RGB and hsl(353, 48%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuzzy Wuzzy (#CC6666), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.21.

What is the RGB value of #CA6873?

#CA6873 is rgb(202, 104, 115) — red 202, green 104, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA6873?

#CA6873 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 43%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA6873 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA6873 scores 3.66:1 against white and 5.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA6873 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA6873 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 11.96, which is visibly different.

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