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#CA4E6E — Muted Red

#CA4E6E 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 #CA4E6E 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.

#CA4E6E 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 #4ECAAB; it also sits naturally between #CA4EAB and #CA6D4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA4E6E · RGB 202, 78, 110

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Color values

HEX#CA4E6E
RGB202, 78, 110
HSL345°, 54%, 55%
HSV345°, 61%, 79%
CMYK0%, 61%, 46%, 21%
XYZ29.90, 19.13, 16.87
Yxy19.13, 0.4537, 0.2903
CIE-Lab50.84, 51.93, 7.83
Hunter Lab43.74, 48.56, 5.58

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 31% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 46% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA4E6E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA4E6E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA4E6E

.text { color: #CA4E6E; }
.background { background-color: #CA4E6E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA4E6E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 78, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 54%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA4E6E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 78, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA4E6E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 78, 110, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA4E6E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA4E6E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA4E6E

#C43B5D#B13554#9D2F4A#892941#762338#5E1C2D#4B1623#37101A#230B11#100507

Tints of #CA4E6E

#CF5E7A#D46E87#D87D94#DD8DA1#E3A1B1#E8B0BE#ECC0CB#F1D0D8#F6E0E5#FAEFF2

Tones of #CA4E6E

#C15772#B95F76#B0697A#A7727F#9D7B84#958388

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4ECAAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.35:1 AA large only
Against black text4.83:1 AA

Best text color on #CA4E6E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA4E6E

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 #CA4E6E: ·

How #CA4E6E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #949366Deuteranopia · #9CA564Tritanopia · #C4605F

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 pink 600 · #DB2777Tailwind rose 500 · #F43F5EBootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA4E6E rather than the exact color:

Palette D14d72
#D14D72 · #FFABAB · #FCC8D1 · #FEF2F4
Rustic Meadow
#59121D · #951D2B · #D45470 · #F1E6D2
Velvet Ruby Dusk
#48A929 · #2F53C3 · #D55272 · #D0EAC6
Burning Monsoon
#DF8699 · #CF5972 · #982941 · #5D1D2A
Palette F6f982
#F6F982 · #D9D46F · #FA5862 · #C64272
Palette Fcf5ed
#FCF5ED · #F4BF96 · #CE5A67 · #1F1717

Similar colors

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

#D14D72#D45470#D55272#CF5972#C64272#CE5A67#CF4173#C84364#D4436C#D74B76#D75177#C9477D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA4E6D  ·  #CA4E6F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA4E6E?

#CA4E6E is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 202, 78, 110). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA4E6E?

#CA4E6E is RGB 202, 78, 110 — HSL 345°, 54%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 61%, 46%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA4E6E?

Its complement is #4ECAAB; analogous partners are #CA4EAB and #CA6D4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA4E6E for text?

Black text on #CA4E6E has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.35:1.