Information about #CA5966 color

#CA5966 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CA5966 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(202, 89, 102) — 79.2% red, 34.9% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 44 / 39 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CA5966 reads as a clearly saturated warm red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pastel Wine Red (#C25964). Slightly further away sit Cabaret (#CD526C) and Indian Red (#CD5C5C).

The recipe behind #CA5966 is rgb(202, 89, 102), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CA5966 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CA5966 color variations

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

#CA5966 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 #CA5966

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

Cabaret color link
Cabaret

#CD526C

Indian Red color link
Indian Red

#CD5C5C

Mandy color link
Mandy

#CD525B

Cheeky color link
Cheeky

#CC5F59

Pastel Blood color link
Pastel Blood

#BD5F60

Popstar color link
Popstar

#BE4F62

Red Plum color link
Red Plum

#DB5A6B

Adore color link
Adore

#CB6B67

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CA5966
  • RGB202, 89, 102
  • CMYK0, 44, 39, 21
  • CSSrgb(202, 89, 102)
  • HSL353°, 52%, 57%
  • HSL Precise353.097°, 51.598%, 57.059%
  • HSV353°, 56%, 79%
  • HSB353°, 56%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.349, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.349, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.349, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCA5966
  • DECIMAL ID13261158
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01