Palettes / Colors / #CA445A

#CA445A — Red

#CA445A 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 #CA445A 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.

#CA445A 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 #44CAB4; it also sits naturally between #CA449E and #CA7144. 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 27% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 55% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA445A

.text { color: #CA445A; }
.background { background-color: #CA445A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA445A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 68, 90); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 56%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA445A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 68, 90, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA445A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 68, 90, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA445A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA445A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA445A

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #44CAB4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA445A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA445A

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 #CA445A 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 #CA445A 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

← #CA4459  ·  #CA445B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA445A?

#CA445A is Red, a red color (RGB 202, 68, 90). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA445A?

#CA445A is RGB 202, 68, 90 — HSL 350°, 56%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 66%, 55%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA445A?

Its complement is #44CAB4; analogous partners are #CA449E and #CA7144. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA445A for text?

White text on #CA445A has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.49:1.