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#CA767A — Muted Red

#CA767A is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #CA767A 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.

#CA767A 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 #77CAC6; it also sits naturally between #CA77A5 and #CA9C77. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CA767A · RGB 202, 118, 122

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Color values

HEX#CA767A
RGB202, 118, 122
HSL357°, 44%, 63%
HSV357°, 42%, 79%
CMYK0%, 42%, 40%, 21%
XYZ34.35, 26.92, 21.80
Yxy26.92, 0.4135, 0.3241
CIE-Lab58.90, 33.30, 12.14
Hunter Lab51.88, 30.63, 8.91

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 46% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 40% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CA767A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CA767A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CA767A

.text { color: #CA767A; }
.background { background-color: #CA767A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA767A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 118, 122); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 44%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA767A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 118, 122, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA767A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 118, 122, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA767A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA767A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CA767A

#C26166#B94B51#A54045#8F383C#7D3134#67282B#511F22#3B1719#250E0F#0F0606

Tints of #CA767A

#CE8286#D49194#D89C9F#DDA7AA#E2B6B8#E7C1C2#EBCCCD#EFD7D8#F5E5E6#F9F0F1

Tones of #CA767A

#C57D80#BE8386#B8898B#B38F91#AD9496#A69B9C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #77CAC6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.29:1 AA large only
Against black text6.38:1 AA

Best text color on #CA767A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA767A

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 #CA767A: ·

How #CA767A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A6A579Deuteranopia · #ABB179Tritanopia · #C67878

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 500 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind rose 500 · #F43F5E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CA767A rather than the exact color:

Palette 2b3a55
#2B3A55 · #CE7777 · #E8C4C4 · #F2E5E5
Crystal Ruby Monsoon
#CF797C · #D09162 · #D4CC8E · #9DC64A
Vivid Ruby Tempest
#843993 · #D572B0 · #D0727B · #D2A47E
Palette 3c552d
#3C552D · #CA7373 · #D7B26D · #EEE2B5
Palette B0c5a4
#B0C5A4 · #D37676 · #EBC49F · #F1EF99
Crimson Ruby Breeze
#CC42BC · #C93481 · #D27683 · #BC593C

Similar colors

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

#CE7777#CF797C#D0727B#CA7373#D37676#D27683#C57586#BE7575#D27685#C47A6E#BE7B72#BC7C7C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CA7679  ·  #CA767B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CA767A?

#CA767A is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 202, 118, 122). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA767A?

#CA767A is RGB 202, 118, 122 — HSL 357°, 44%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 42%, 40%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA767A?

Its complement is #77CAC6; analogous partners are #CA77A5 and #CA9C77. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA767A for text?

Black text on #CA767A has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.29:1.