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#CA7D80 Color

#CA7D80 is rgb(202, 125, 128) in RGB, hsl(358, 42%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 38%, 37%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Rose (#C08081), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA7D80
HEX#CA7D80
RGBrgb(202, 125, 128)
HSLhsl(358, 42%, 64%)
HSVhsv(358, 38%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 38%, 37%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.096 17.4)
LABlab(60.91% 30.95 11.71)
LCHlch(60.91% 33.09 20.72)

What #CA7D80 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 #CA7D80, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Old Rose#C08081ΔE 5.62New York Pink#D7837FΔE 6.1Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 7.63Shimmering Blush#D98695ΔE 7.64Copper Penny#AD6F69ΔE 9.92Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 10.03

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

#CA7D80 Channel Values

How #CA7D80 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 125 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 358° · S 42% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 358° · S 38% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 38% · Y 37% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.11:1 vs white · 6.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA7D80 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 text3.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA7D80 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA7D80

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA7D80; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA7D80
Complementary
#7DCAC7
Analogous
#CA7DA6
Analogous
#CAA17D
Triadic
#7FCA7D
Triadic
#7D7FCA
Split comp.
#7DCAA1
Split comp.
#7DA6CA

Tints & Shades of #CA7D80

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

#D18F91
#D9A1A3
#E0B3B4
#E6C1C3
#EDD4D4
#F5E6E6

Shades

#BC5C5F
#AA4649
#8A383B
#6D2C2F
#4C1F21
#2F1314

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA7D80.

How #CA7D80 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#CA7D80
Protanopia#8E8E80
Protanomaly#A98880
Deuteranopia#9C9C7D
Deuteranomaly#B0917E
Tritanopia#CA7D7D
Tritanomaly#CA7D7E
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA7D80 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca7d80: #CA7D80;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA7D80;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca7d80': '#CA7D80' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.490, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_ca7d80">#CA7D80</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA7D80"

More Red Colors

#CA7D80 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#CA7D80 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA7D80?

#CA7D80 is a light red — rgb(202, 125, 128) in RGB and hsl(358, 42%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.62.

What is the RGB value of #CA7D80?

#CA7D80 is rgb(202, 125, 128) — red 202, green 125, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA7D80?

#CA7D80 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 38%, 37%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA7D80 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA7D80 scores 3.11:1 against white and 6.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA7D80 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA7D80 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.5, which is visibly different.

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