Indian red

#ae596f

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for indian red, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Indian red is a mid pink, confident and easy to pair. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Indian red color values

Every conversion for #ae596f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ae596f
RGB174, 89, 111
HSL344, 34%, 52%
HSV344, 49%, 68%
CMYK0%, 49%, 36%, 32%
Lab48.62, 37.02, 3.48
XYZ23.9, 17.29, 17.12
Decimal11426159
Web safe#996666
Pantone688 C
Pantone688 CHex#ae596fRgb174 89 111Cmyk0 49 36 32Lab49 37 3Darker#512732Deep#813f50Lighter#c28c9a

Shades of indian red

Tints of indian red

Colors that go with indian red

Indian red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 49, 36, 32.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ae596f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 49 36 32
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 49 37 38
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Indian red in css

Copy #ae596f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ae596f; }
.text { color: #ae596f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae596f; }

How indian red looks on light and dark

Indian red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ae596f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.71:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.46:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ae596f against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Indian red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ae596f sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around indian red? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn indian red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ae596f and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from indian red, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #ae596f come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.