Palettes / Colors / #CA6972

#CA6972 — Muted Red

#CA6972 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 #CA6972 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.

#CA6972 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 #68CAC0; it also sits naturally between #CA68A3 and #CA8F68. 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 41% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 44% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA6972

.text { color: #CA6972; }
.background { background-color: #CA6972; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA6972; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 105, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(354, 48%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA6972; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 105, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA6972; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 105, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA6972">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA6972">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #68CAC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA6972: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA6972

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:

How #CA6972 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 #CA6972 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA6972?

#CA6972 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 202, 105, 114). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA6972?

#CA6972 is RGB 202, 105, 114 — HSL 354°, 48%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 48%, 44%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA6972?

Its complement is #68CAC0; analogous partners are #CA68A3 and #CA8F68. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA6972 for text?

Black text on #CA6972 has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.64:1.