Palettes / Colors / #CA4E8E

#CA4E8E — Muted Pink

#CA4E8E is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

#CA4E8E 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 #4ECA8A; it also sits naturally between #C84ECA and #CA4E50. 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 31% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 30% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA4E8E

.text { color: #CA4E8E; }
.background { background-color: #CA4E8E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA4E8E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 78, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(329, 54%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA4E8E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 78, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA4E8E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 78, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA4E8E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA4E8E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4ECA8A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA4E8E: #000000.

How #CA4E8E 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 #CA4E8E 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

← #CA4E8D  ·  #CA4E8F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA4E8E?

#CA4E8E is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 202, 78, 142). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA4E8E?

#CA4E8E is RGB 202, 78, 142 — HSL 329°, 54%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 61%, 30%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA4E8E?

Its complement is #4ECA8A; analogous partners are #C84ECA and #CA4E50. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA4E8E for text?

Black text on #CA4E8E has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.21:1.