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#CA919B Color

#CA919B is rgb(202, 145, 155) in RGB, hsl(349, 35%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 23%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Puce (#CC8899), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA919B
HEX#CA919B
RGBrgb(202, 145, 155)
HSLhsl(349, 35%, 68%)
HSVhsv(349, 28%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 23%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(71.5% 0.07 7.4)
LABlab(66.08% 23.25 3.73)
LCHlch(66.08% 23.55 9.12)

What #CA919B 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 #CA919B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Puce#CC8899ΔE 5.77Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 6.94English Lavender#B48395ΔE 8.36Tuscany#C09999ΔE 8.56Old Rose#C08081ΔE 8.9Pastel Pink#DEA5A4ΔE 9.14

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

#CA919B Channel Values

How #CA919B 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 145 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 349° · S 35% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 349° · S 28% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 23% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.61:1 vs white · 8.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA919B 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 text2.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA919B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA919B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA919B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA919B
Complementary
#91CABF
Analogous
#CA91B8
Analogous
#CAA391
Triadic
#9BCA91
Triadic
#919BCA
Split comp.
#91CAA3
Split comp.
#91B8CA

Tints & Shades of #CA919B

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

#D19FA8
#D9B0B7
#E0BEC4
#E6CBD0
#EDD9DD
#F5EAEC

Shades

#BB727F
#AC5363
#8D4451
#6B333E
#4C242C
#2D161A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA919B.

How #CA919B 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#CA919B
Protanopia#9D9D9B
Protanomaly#B1989B
Deuteranopia#A7A799
Deuteranomaly#B69E9A
Tritanopia#C99292
Tritanomaly#C99296
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA919B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca919b: #CA919B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA919B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca919b': '#CA919B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.569, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_ca919b">#CA919B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA919B"

More Red Colors

#CA919B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#CA919B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA919B?

#CA919B is a light red — rgb(202, 145, 155) in RGB and hsl(349, 35%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Puce (#CC8899), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.77.

What is the RGB value of #CA919B?

#CA919B is rgb(202, 145, 155) — red 202, green 145, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA919B?

#CA919B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 23%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA919B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA919B scores 2.61:1 against white and 8.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA919B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA919B 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 6.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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