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#CA024C — Vivid Pink

#CA024C is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Crimson (#DC143C). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: crimson (#DC143C) — not an exact match. CSS crimson gives you #DC143C, a different color; use #CA024C when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CA024C is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #02CA81; it also sits naturally between #CA02AF and #CA1D02. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA024C · RGB 202, 2, 76

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Color values

HEX#CA024C
RGB202, 2, 76
HSL338°, 98%, 40%
HSV338°, 99%, 79%
CMYK0%, 99%, 62%, 21%
XYZ25.68, 13.12, 8.02
Yxy13.12, 0.5485, 0.2802
CIE-Lab42.95, 69.17, 17.81
Hunter Lab36.22, 66.14, 10.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 1% · Blue 30%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 62% · Key 21%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #CA024C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA024C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA024C

.text { color: #CA024C; }
.background { background-color: #CA024C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA024C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 2, 76); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(338, 98%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA024C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 2, 76, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA024C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 2, 76, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA024C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA024C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA024C

#B60244#A7023E#920137#830131#6F0129#5B0122#4C011C#380115#28000F#140008

Tints of #CA024C

#E80257#FD0861#FD2675#FD3F85#FD5D98#FE7CAB#FE95BB#FEB3CF#FECDDF#FFEBF2

Tones of #CA024C

#BC104F#AD1F53#9F2D57#913B5B#83495E#745862

Color harmonies

Complementary — #02CA81:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.79:1 AA
Against black text3.62:1 AA large only

Best text color on #CA024C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA024C

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CA024C: ·

How #CA024C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #73723ADeuteranopia · #7F8E36Tritanopia · #C02C29

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind rose 600 · #E11D48Material Pink 500 · #E91E63Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA024C rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffaaaa
#FFAAAA · #E37070 · #C7004C · #8F1537
Palette 007dcc
#007DCC · #FFB900 · #D10056 · #B2054C
Palette Ffd95f
#FFD95F · #FFEFC8 · #B8D576 · #D70654
Palette C30e59
#C30E59 · #E82561 · #F2AE66 · #E8E7AB
Palette 511845
#511845 · #900C3F · #C70039 · #FF5733
Palette 900c3f
#900C3F · #C70039 · #F94C10 · #F8DE22

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C7004C#D10056#D70654#C30E59#C70039#BF124D#BD114A#BF144C#C80036#D20062#C1115C#B80D57

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA024B  ·  #CA024D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA024C?

#CA024C is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 2, 76). Its closest standard named color is Crimson.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA024C?

#CA024C is RGB 202, 2, 76 — HSL 338°, 98%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 62%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA024C?

Its complement is #02CA81; analogous partners are #CA02AF and #CA1D02. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA024C for text?

White text on #CA024C has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.62:1.