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#CA7278 Color

#CA7278 is rgb(202, 114, 120) in RGB, hsl(356, 45%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 41%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is New York Pink (#D7837F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA7278
HEX#CA7278
RGBrgb(202, 114, 120)
HSLhsl(356, 45%, 62%)
HSVhsv(356, 44%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 41%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.111 16.3)
LABlab(58.36% 35.88 12.76)
LCHlch(58.36% 38.08 19.58)

What #CA7278 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 #CA7278, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

New York Pink#D7837FΔE 7.43Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 8.49Fuzzy Wuzzy#CC6666ΔE 9.23Shimmering Blush#D98695ΔE 9.69Old Rose#C08081ΔE 10.81Candy Pink#E4717AΔE 11.73

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

#CA7278 Channel Values

How #CA7278 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 114 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 356° · S 45% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 356° · S 44% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 41% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.39:1 vs white · 6.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA7278 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 text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA7278 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA7278

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA7278; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA7278
Complementary
#72CAC4
Analogous
#CA72A4
Analogous
#CA9872
Triadic
#78CA72
Triadic
#7278CA
Split comp.
#72CA98
Split comp.
#72A4CA

Tints & Shades of #CA7278

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

#D1858A
#D8979C
#DFAAAD
#E7C0C3
#EED3D4
#F5E5E6

Shades

#BE555C
#A63F46
#89343A
#6B292D
#4E1D21
#2C1113

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA7278.

How #CA7278 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#CA7278
Protanopia#868677
Protanomaly#A67F78
Deuteranopia#979774
Deuteranomaly#AE8976
Tritanopia#CA7373
Tritanomaly#CA7275
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA7278 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca7278: #CA7278;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA7278;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca7278': '#CA7278' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.447, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_ca7278">#CA7278</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA7278"

More Red Colors

#CA7278 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#CA7278 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA7278?

#CA7278 is a light red — rgb(202, 114, 120) in RGB and hsl(356, 45%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is New York Pink (#D7837F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.43.

What is the RGB value of #CA7278?

#CA7278 is rgb(202, 114, 120) — red 202, green 114, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA7278?

#CA7278 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 41%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA7278 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA7278 scores 3.39:1 against white and 6.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA7278 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA7278 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 lightcoral (#F08080) at a CIE76 distance of 13.85, which is visibly different.

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