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#CA433F — Red

#CA433F is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #CA433F 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.

#CA433F is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3FC6CA; it also sits naturally between #CA3F80 and #CA893F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA433F · RGB 202, 67, 63

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Color values

HEX#CA433F
RGB202, 67, 63
HSL2°, 57%, 52%
HSV2°, 69%, 79%
CMYK0%, 67%, 69%, 21%
XYZ27.26, 16.93, 6.53
Yxy16.93, 0.5374, 0.3338
CIE-Lab48.17, 53.14, 32.34
Hunter Lab41.15, 49.23, 17.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 26% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 69% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA433F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA433F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA433F

.text { color: #CA433F; }
.background { background-color: #CA433F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA433F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 67, 63); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 57%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA433F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 67, 63, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA433F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 67, 63, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA433F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA433F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA433F

#BC3834#A8322E#982D2A#842724#70211F#5C1B19#481514#38110F#240B0A#100504

Tints of #CA433F

#CF534F#D46763#D97673#DE8A87#E29997#E7A9A7#ECBDBB#F1CCCB#F6E0DF#FBEFEF

Tones of #CA433F

#C14D49#B75652#AD5F5C#A26967#987271#8E7B7B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3FC6CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.79:1 AA
Against black text4.39:1 AA large only

Best text color on #CA433F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA433F

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 #CA433F: ·

How #CA433F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #908E40Deuteranopia · #97A140Tritanopia · #C34141

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:

Bootstrap danger · #DC3545Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444Tailwind red 600 · #DC2626

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA433F rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Saffron
#B14C87 · #C74440 · #B78835 · #A4BF53
Honey Lagoon
#6C1F74 · #C15B92 · #CE4341 · #67461C
Palette 5b7e3c
#5B7E3C · #A2CB8B · #E8F5BD · #C44545
Crystal Saffron
#CF3E38 · #D99B4B · #C3D02B · #88D256
Palette A94438
#A94438 · #D24545 · #E6BAA3 · #E4DEBE
Velvet Ruby Meadow
#30349A · #C54448 · #69CF65 · #BFC5E2

Similar colors

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

#C74440#CE4341#C44545#CF3E38#D24545#C54448#C44A3A#C14545#D04848#C33F36#CD4E38#BF4646

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA433E  ·  #CA4340 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA433F?

#CA433F is Red, a red color (RGB 202, 67, 63). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA433F?

#CA433F is RGB 202, 67, 63 — HSL 2°, 57%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 67%, 69%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA433F?

Its complement is #3FC6CA; analogous partners are #CA3F80 and #CA893F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA433F for text?

White text on #CA433F has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.39:1.