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#CA6366 — Muted Red

#CA6366 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 #CA6366 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.

#CA6366 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 #63CAC6; it also sits naturally between #CA639A and #CA9363. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA6366 · RGB 202, 99, 102

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Color values

HEX#CA6366
RGB202, 99, 102
HSL358°, 49%, 59%
HSV358°, 51%, 79%
CMYK0%, 51%, 50%, 21%
XYZ31.22, 22.44, 15.26
Yxy22.44, 0.4530, 0.3256
CIE-Lab54.49, 41.14, 17.66
Hunter Lab47.37, 37.86, 11.93

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 39% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 51% · Yellow 50% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA6366 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA6366 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA6366

.text { color: #CA6366; }
.background { background-color: #CA6366; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA6366; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 99, 102); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(358, 49%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA6366; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 99, 102, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA6366; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 99, 102, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA6366">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA6366">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA6366

#C35054#B63E42#A3383C#8D3033#7A2A2C#632224#501B1D#391415#260D0E#0F0506

Tints of #CA6366

#CF7276#D37E81#D88D90#DD9C9E#E2ABAD#E6B7B8#EBC6C7#F1D5D6#F5E1E1#FAF0F0

Tones of #CA6366

#C26B6D#BB7274#B4797B#AC8082#A58889#9E8F90

Color harmonies

Complementary — #63CAC6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.83:1 AA large only
Against black text5.49:1 AA

Best text color on #CA6366: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA6366

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 #CA6366: ·

How #CA6366 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9D9C65Deuteranopia · #A3AB65Tritanopia · #C56565

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 rose 500 · #F43F5ETailwind red 500 · #EF4444Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA6366 rather than the exact color:

Lucky Petal
#CF65BB · #CF598C · #C76168 · #D59173
Palette C96868
#C96868 · #FADFA1 · #FFF4EA · #7EACB5
Palette 214252
#214252 · #F05454 · #AF2D2D · #CE6262
Vivid Dusk
#DE8E8C · #CF6663 · #B7322F · #371211
Dusty Harbor
#8B2A31 · #D06463 · #37B5AC · #D1EDE6
Hidden Ruby Whisper
#2E357D · #C5636B · #4EB844 · #CBCFE4

Similar colors

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

#C76168#C96868#CE6262#CF6663#D06463#C5636B#C56868#CB5C64#CE5A67#CB6070#D26B65#D55C66

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA6365  ·  #CA6367 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA6366?

#CA6366 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 202, 99, 102). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA6366?

#CA6366 is RGB 202, 99, 102 — HSL 358°, 49%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 51%, 50%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA6366?

Its complement is #63CAC6; analogous partners are #CA639A and #CA9363. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA6366 for text?

Black text on #CA6366 has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.83:1.