Indian red

#b55065

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

Indian red is a mid red that reads balanced. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Indian red color values

Every conversion for #b55065, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b55065
RGB181, 80, 101
HSL348, 41%, 51%
HSV348, 56%, 71%
CMYK0%, 56%, 44%, 29%
Lab47.62, 42.98, 8.23
XYZ24.27, 16.5, 14.22
Decimal11882597
Web safe#cc6666
Pantone695 C
Pantone695 CHex#b55065Rgb181 80 101Cmyk0 56 44 29Lab48 43 8Darker#53232dDeep#853848Lighter#c78693

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Indian red in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 56, 44, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b55065 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 56 44 29
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 56 44 35
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 #b55065 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b55065; }
.text { color: #b55065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b55065; }

How indian red looks on light and dark

Indian red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b55065 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.88:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.30:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b55065 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 #b55065 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 #b55065 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 #b55065 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.