Indian red

#b9515c

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

This is Indian red, a soft red sitting at 354 degrees on the wheel. 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 #b9515c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b9515c
RGB185, 81, 92
HSL354, 43%, 52%
HSV354, 56%, 73%
CMYK0%, 56%, 50%, 27%
Lab48.22, 43.02, 14.6
XYZ24.88, 16.97, 12.09
Decimal12144988
Web safe#cc6666
Pantone703 C
Pantone703 CHex#b9515cRgb185 81 92Cmyk0 56 50 27Lab48 43 15Darker#582329Deep#8b3841Lighter#ca888f

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, 56, 50, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b9515c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 56 50 27
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 56 50 33
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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Indian red in css

Copy #b9515c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b9515c; }
.text { color: #b9515c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9515c; }

How indian red looks on light and dark

Indian red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b9515c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.78:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
4.39:1
AAfail · AA largepass · AAAfail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b9515c against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Indian red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b9515c 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn indian red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b9515c 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

Here is how the numbers for #b9515c are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.