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#CA686D — Muted Red

#CA686D 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 #CA686D 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.

#CA686D 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 #68CAC5; it also sits naturally between #CA689E and #CA9468. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA686D · RGB 202, 104, 109

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Color values

HEX#CA686D
RGB202, 104, 109
HSL357°, 48%, 60%
HSV357°, 49%, 79%
CMYK0%, 49%, 46%, 21%
XYZ32.07, 23.56, 17.33
Yxy23.56, 0.4396, 0.3230
CIE-Lab55.65, 39.26, 15.15
Hunter Lab48.54, 36.14, 10.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 41% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 46% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA686D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA686D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA686D

.text { color: #CA686D; }
.background { background-color: #CA686D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA686D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 104, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 48%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA686D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 104, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA686D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 104, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA686D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA686D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA686D

#C25157#B94147#A2393E#8F3237#792A2E#622226#4F1C1E#391416#260D0E#0F0506

Tints of #CA686D

#CF777C#D38286#D99295#DD9DA0#E2ACAF#E7BBBD#EBC6C8#F0D5D7#F4E1E2#FAF0F0

Tones of #CA686D

#C36F73#BC767A#B57D80#AE8486#A78B8C#A09293

Color harmonies

Complementary — #68CAC5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.68:1 AA large only
Against black text5.71:1 AA

Best text color on #CA686D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA686D

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 #CA686D: ·

How #CA686D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A09F6CDeuteranopia · #A5AD6CTritanopia · #C56B6B

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 pink 500 · #EC4899Tailwind red 500 · #EF4444

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA686D rather than the exact color:

Palette C96868
#C96868 · #FADFA1 · #FFF4EA · #7EACB5
Palette Edfffa
#EDFFFA · #8BD5CB · #C56868 · #974949
Hidden Ruby Whisper
#2E357D · #C5636B · #4EB844 · #CBCFE4
Vintage Solace
#CB6070 · #A76629 · #BCCD35 · #75CC57
Lucky Petal
#CF65BB · #CF598C · #C76168 · #D59173
Dusty Ruby Summit
#E2BBBF · #D1858C · #C0686F · #A54149

Similar colors

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

#C96868#C56868#C5636B#CB6070#C76168#C0686F#D1706A#CF6663#D26B65#D06463#CA7373#CE6262

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA686C  ·  #CA686E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA686D?

#CA686D is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 202, 104, 109). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA686D?

#CA686D is RGB 202, 104, 109 — HSL 357°, 48%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 49%, 46%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA686D?

Its complement is #68CAC5; analogous partners are #CA689E and #CA9468. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA686D for text?

Black text on #CA686D has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.68:1.