Palettes / Colors / #CA9692

#CA9692 — Light Muted Red

#CA9692 is a red color we call Light Muted Red, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #CA9692 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.

#CA9692 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 #91C6CA; it also sits naturally between #CA91AA and #CAB191. 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 59% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 28% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CA9692

.text { color: #CA9692; }
.background { background-color: #CA9692; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CA9692; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 150, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 35%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CA9692; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 150, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CA9692; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 150, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CA9692">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CA9692">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #91C6CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CA9692: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CA9692

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 #CA9692 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 #CA9692 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 #CA9692?

#CA9692 is Light Muted Red, a red color (RGB 202, 150, 146). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CA9692?

#CA9692 is RGB 202, 150, 146 — HSL 4°, 35%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 28%, 21%.

What colors go with #CA9692?

Its complement is #91C6CA; analogous partners are #CA91AA and #CAB191. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CA9692 for text?

Black text on #CA9692 has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.53:1.