Indian red

#bd565e

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 #bd565e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bd565e

RGB189, 86, 94

HSL355, 44%, 54%

HSV355, 54%, 74%

CMYK0%, 54%, 50%, 26%

Lab49.84, 42.18, 15.72

XYZ26.33, 18.28, 12.73

Decimal12408414

Web safe#cc6666

Pantone702 C

Shades of indian red

#b4464f #a34047 #913940 #7f3238 #6e2b30 #5c2428 #4b1d21 #391619 #280f11 #16090a

Tints of indian red

#c3666d #c9757c #cf858b #d5949a #dba4a8 #e2b4b7 #e8c3c6 #eed3d5 #f4e3e4 #faf2f3

Colors that go with indian red

Complementary#56bdb5 Analogous#bd5691 Analogous#bd8256 Triadic#5ebd56 Triadic#565ebd Split complementary#56bd82 Split complementary#5692bd

Indian red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 54, 50, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bd565e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 54 50 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 54 50 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 #bd565e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bd565e; }
.text { color: #bd565e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd565e; }

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 #bd565e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bd565e 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 #bd565e 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 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 #bd565e 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 #bd565e are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.