#CA978B

Accessibility

AAA

8.31:1

Vs white / black

2.53:1 · 8.31:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#ca978b

RGB

rgb(202, 151, 139)

RGBA

rgba(202, 151, 139, 1)

HSL

hsl(11, 37%, 67%)

HSLA

hsla(11, 37%, 67%, 1)

HSV

hsv(11, 31%, 79%)

LAB

lab(66.94% 17.45 13.79)

LCH

lch(66.94% 22.24 38.32)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7216 0.0535 0.0356)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7216 0.0643 33.64)

XYZ

xyz(40.08, 36.56, 29.37)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25%, 31%, 21%)

CSS

color: #ca978b;

CSS variable

--color-ca978b: #ca978b;

SCSS

$color-ca978b: #ca978b;

JavaScript

const color = "#ca978b";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#ca978b";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#ca978b" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#ca978b", "rgb": { "r": 202, "g": 151, "b": 139 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7216 0.0643 33.64)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#ca978b-1: #ca978b;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

red-300

Very different · ΔE 10.79 · #FCA5A5

Nearest CSS named color

RosyBrown

Very different · ΔE 5.72 · #BC8F8F

Nearest Material color

red-200

Very different · ΔE 8.94 · #EF9A9A

Nearest Bootstrap color

danger

Very different · ΔE 22.81 · #DC3545

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ffece4 100ffded6 200f3c9bf 300e0b1a6 400c69387 500a9786d 6008e645a 700734f47 800583b35 9003f2823 950281511

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fbf6f5 f6eeec f2e5e2 eddcd8 e9d4cf e5cbc5 e0c2bb dcbab2 d7b1a8 d3a89e cea095 ca978b b98a7f a87e74 987168 87655d 765851 654c46 543f3a 43322e 332623 221917 110d0c

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fbf6f5 f6eeec f2e5e2 eddcd8 e9d4cf e5cbc5 e0c2bb dcbab2 d7b1a8 d3a89e cea095

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

b98a7f a87e74 987168 87655d 765851 654c46 543f3a 43322e 332623 221917 110d0c

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c4958a be9389 b89188 b18f87 ab8d86 a58c86 9f8a85 998884 938683 8c8482 868281

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#CA978BStop 1 #8CBFCAStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#CA8C9FStop 1 #CA978BStop 2 #CAB68CStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#CA978BStop 1 #8CCA97Stop 2 #978CCAStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#CA978BStop 1 #8CCAB6Stop 2 #8C9FCAStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#462720Stop 1 #7A4438Stop 2 #AF6250Stop 3 #C79185Stop 4 #DFC0B9Stop 5

Using this color

Where #ca978b works

#CA978B (#ca978b) sits in the red family at about 11° hue, 37% saturation, and 67% lightness. Contrast is 2.53:1 on white and 8.31:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: red-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #ca978b as small body text on white — 2.53:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #CB9386#CB9386 Spectrum #C79B8A#C79B8A Spectrum #D28D84#D28D84 Web Safe #CC9999#CC9999 Spectrum #DE9782#DE9782 Spectrum #DA9F86#DA9F86 RosyBrown#BC8F8F Spectrum #E28D7E#E28D7E Spectrum #D68480#D68480 Spectrum #D4A487#D4A487 Spectrum #BE7D6F#BE7D6F Spectrum #CE8669#CE8669