Indian red

#bc5451

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 2 degrees on the wheel. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Indian red color values

Every conversion for #bc5451, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc5451
RGB188, 84, 81
HSL2, 44%, 53%
HSV2, 57%, 74%
CMYK0%, 55%, 57%, 26%
Lab49.04, 41.69, 22.36
XYZ25.39, 17.63, 9.85
Decimal12342353
Web safe#cc6666
Pantone703 C
Pantone703 CHex#bc5451Rgb188 84 81Cmyk0 55 57 26Lab49 42 22Darker#5b2523Deep#8f3937Lighter#cc8a88

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, 55, 57, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc5451 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 55 57 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 55 56 32
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 #bc5451 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc5451; }
.text { color: #bc5451; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc5451; }

How indian red looks on light and dark

Indian red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bc5451 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.64:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.53:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc5451 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 #bc5451 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 #bc5451 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 #bc5451 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.