Indian red

#bd555b

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

Indian red lands in the red band, mid and soft. 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 #bd555b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bd555b

RGB189, 85, 91

HSL357, 44%, 54%

HSV357, 55%, 74%

CMYK0%, 55%, 52%, 26%

Lab49.58, 42.4, 17.16

XYZ26.12, 18.07, 12.01

Decimal12408155

Web safe#cc6666

Pantone702 C

Shades of indian red

#b4464c #a23f45 #91383d #7f3136 #6e2b2e #5c2427 #4b1d20 #391618 #280f11 #160909

Tints of indian red

#c3656a #c97479 #cf8488 #d59498 #dca4a7 #e2b3b6 #e8c3c5 #eed3d4 #f4e2e3 #faf2f3

Colors that go with indian red

Complementary#55bdb7 Analogous#bd558f Analogous#bd8355 Triadic#5bbd55 Triadic#555bbd Split complementary#55bd83 Split complementary#558fbd

Indian red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 55, 52, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bd555b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 55 52 26

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 55 52 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Indian red in css

Copy #bd555b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bd555b; }
.text { color: #bd555b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd555b; }

How indian red looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Indian red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bd555b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bd555b 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 #bd555b sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business 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 #bd555b and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

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

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #bd555b are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.