Palettes / Colors / #CA166D

#CA166D — Vivid Pink

#CA166D is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #CA166D 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.

#CA166D 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 #16CA73; it also sits naturally between #CA16C7 and #CA1916. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 9% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 89% · Yellow 46% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA166D

.text { color: #CA166D; }
.background { background-color: #CA166D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA166D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 22, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(331, 80%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA166D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 22, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA166D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 22, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA166D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA166D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA166D

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #16CA73:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA166D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA166D

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:

How #CA166D looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA166D rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA166C  ·  #CA166E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA166D?

#CA166D is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 22, 109). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA166D?

#CA166D is RGB 202, 22, 109 — HSL 331°, 80%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 89%, 46%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA166D?

Its complement is #16CA73; analogous partners are #CA16C7 and #CA1916. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA166D for text?

White text on #CA166D has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.85:1.