Information about #CA6E79 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #CA6E79 reads as a clearly saturated earthy red and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Antique Pink (#C97375). Slightly further away sit Dusty Rose (#C0737A) and Pinkish (#D46A7E).
In RGB terms — rgb(202, 110, 121) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CA6E79: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#CA6E79 color variations
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#CA6E79 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#CA6E79 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#CA6E79 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#CA6E79 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#CA6E79 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #CA6E79 color
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Nearest named colors to #CA6E79
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C97375
#C0737A
#D46A7E
#C87B77
#CD7584
#CA7B80
#CD607E
#C77986
#C27E79
#BA6873
#B87079
#CB6B67
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#CA6E79
- RGB202, 110, 121
- CMYK0, 36, 32, 21
- CSSrgb(202, 110, 121)
- HSL353°, 46%, 61%
- HSL Precise352.826°, 46.465%, 61.176%
- HSV353°, 46%, 79%
- HSB353°, 46%, 79%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.792
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
- GLSLvec3(0.792, 0.431, 0.475)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.792, 0.431, 0.475, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.792, 0.431, 0.475)
- Percentage of Red in RGB79.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDCA6E79
- DECIMAL ID13266553
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
