Palettes / Colors / #CA4E61
#CA4E61 — Muted Red
#CA4E61 is a red color we call Muted 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 #CA4E61 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.
#CA4E61 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 #4ECAB8; it also sits naturally between #CA4E9F and #CA7A4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CA4E61 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 202, 78, 97 |
| HSL | 351°, 54%, 55% |
| HSV | 351°, 61%, 79% |
| CMYK | 0%, 61%, 52%, 21% |
| XYZ | 29.24, 18.87, 13.41 |
| Yxy | 18.87, 0.4753, 0.3067 |
| CIE-Lab | 50.53, 50.75, 15.20 |
| Hunter Lab | 43.44, 47.20, 10.11 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 79% · Green 31% · Blue 38%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 52% · Key 21%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CA4E61
.text { color: #CA4E61; }
.background { background-color: #CA4E61; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA4E61; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 78, 97); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 54%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA4E61; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 78, 97, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA4E61; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 78, 97, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CA4E61">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA4E61">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #4ECAB8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.40:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.77:1 AA |
Best text color on #CA4E61: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA4E61
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CA4E61: ·
How #CA4E61 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 #CA4E61 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CA4E61?
#CA4E61 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 202, 78, 97). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CA4E61?
#CA4E61 is RGB 202, 78, 97 — HSL 351°, 54%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 61%, 52%, 21%.
What colors go with #CA4E61?
Its complement is #4ECAB8; analogous partners are #CA4E9F and #CA7A4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CA4E61 for text?
Black text on #CA4E61 has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.40:1.