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#CA687C Color

#CA687C is rgb(202, 104, 124) in RGB, hsl(348, 48%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 39%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cinnamon Satin (#CD607E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA687C
HEX#CA687C
RGBrgb(202, 104, 124)
HSLhsl(348, 48%, 60%)
HSVhsv(348, 49%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 39%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.125 8.4)
LABlab(56.37% 41.17 7.69)
LCHlch(56.37% 41.88 10.57)

What #CA687C 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 #CA687C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cinnamon Satin#CD607EΔE 5.79Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 8.96Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 10.59Shimmering Blush#D98695ΔE 11.5Candy Pink#E4717AΔE 12.04Fuzzy Wuzzy#CC6666ΔE 12.16

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

#CA687C Channel Values

How #CA687C 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 1248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 348° · S 48% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 348° · S 49% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 39% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.63:1 vs white · 5.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA687C 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 text3.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA687C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA687C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA687C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA687C
Complementary
#68CAB6
Analogous
#CA68AD
Analogous
#CA8568
Triadic
#7CCA68
Triadic
#687CCA
Split comp.
#68CA85
Split comp.
#68ADCA

Tints & Shades of #CA687C

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

#D17B8C
#D992A0
#DFA4B0
#E7BBC4
#EECED4
#F6E5E8

Shades

#BF4A61
#A63A50
#883041
#6A2533
#4B1B24
#2D1016

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA687C.

How #CA687C 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#CA687C
Protanopia#80807B
Protanomaly#A3777C
Deuteranopia#929278
Deuteranomaly#AB837A
Tritanopia#C96B6B
Tritanomaly#C96A72
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA687C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca687c: #CA687C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA687C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca687c': '#CA687C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.408, blue: 0.486)
Android XML<color name="color_ca687c">#CA687C</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA687C"

More Red Colors

#CA687C sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#CA687C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA687C?

#CA687C is a light red — rgb(202, 104, 124) in RGB and hsl(348, 48%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cinnamon Satin (#CD607E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #CA687C?

#CA687C is rgb(202, 104, 124) — red 202, green 104, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA687C?

#CA687C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 39%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA687C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA687C scores 3.63:1 against white and 5.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA687C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA687C 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 8.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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