Information about #CA4E5E color

#CA4E5E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CA4E5E falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(202, 78, 94) — 79.2% red, 30.6% green, 36.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 49 / 42 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CA4E5E reads as a clearly saturated warm red and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Terra Cotta (#CC4E5C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Mandy (#CD525B) and Miss Hussy (#C44762).

The recipe behind #CA4E5E is rgb(202, 78, 94), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CA4E5E: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. #CA4E5E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CA4E5E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CA4E5E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CA4E5E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Mandy color link
Mandy

#CD525B

Miss Hussy color link
Miss Hussy

#C44762

Deep Rose color link
Deep Rose

#C74767

Popstar color link
Popstar

#BE4F62

Indian Red color link
Indian Red

#CD5C5C

Cabaret color link
Cabaret

#CD526C

Brick Red color link
Brick Red

#CB4154

Jive color link
Jive

#CD5851

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CA4E5E
  • RGB202, 78, 94
  • CMYK0, 49, 42, 21
  • CSSrgb(202, 78, 94)
  • HSL352°, 54%, 55%
  • HSL Precise352.258°, 53.913%, 54.902%
  • HSV352°, 61%, 79%
  • HSB352°, 61%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.306, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.306, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.306, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCA4E5E
  • DECIMAL ID13258334
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01