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#CA4E6F — Muted Pink

#CA4E6F is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #CA4E6F 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.

#CA4E6F is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #4ECAA9; it also sits naturally between #CA4EAD and #CA6B4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA4E6F · RGB 202, 78, 111

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Color values

HEX#CA4E6F
RGB202, 78, 111
HSL344°, 54%, 55%
HSV344°, 61%, 79%
CMYK0%, 61%, 45%, 21%
XYZ29.95, 19.15, 17.16
Yxy19.15, 0.4520, 0.2891
CIE-Lab50.87, 52.03, 7.26
Hunter Lab43.76, 48.67, 5.20

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 31% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 45% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA4E6F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA4E6F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA4E6F

.text { color: #CA4E6F; }
.background { background-color: #CA4E6F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA4E6F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 78, 111); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(344, 54%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA4E6F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 78, 111, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA4E6F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 78, 111, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA4E6F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA4E6F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA4E6F

#C43B5F#B13556#9D2F4C#892943#762339#5E1C2E#4B1624#37101B#230B11#100508

Tints of #CA4E6F

#CF5E7C#D46E89#D87D96#DD8DA2#E3A1B2#E8B0BF#ECC0CC#F1D0D9#F6E0E5#FAEFF2

Tones of #CA4E6F

#C15774#B95F77#B0697C#A77280#9D7B84#958388

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4ECAA9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #CA4E6F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA4E6F

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 #CA4E6F: ·

How #CA4E6F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #949367Deuteranopia · #9CA565Tritanopia · #C4615F

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 #CA4E6F 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 5d3140
#5D3140 · #CF4173 · #F39399 · #F6D8BD

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA4E6E  ·  #CA4E70 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA4E6F?

#CA4E6F is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 78, 111). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA4E6F?

#CA4E6F is RGB 202, 78, 111 — HSL 344°, 54%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 61%, 45%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA4E6F?

Its complement is #4ECAA9; analogous partners are #CA4EAD and #CA6B4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA4E6F for text?

Black text on #CA4E6F has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.35:1.