Indian red

#bd7259

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

Indian red sits in the orange range, mid and soft. A mid orange this warm suits food, sport and friendly brands. Teals and blues on the opposite side of the wheel give it contrast and warm browns keep it earthy.

Indian red color values

Every conversion for #bd7259, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bd7259
RGB189, 114, 89
HSL15, 43%, 55%
HSV15, 53%, 74%
CMYK0%, 40%, 53%, 26%
Lab55.66, 26.98, 26.39
XYZ28.81, 23.57, 12.48
Decimal12415577
Web safe#cc6666
Pantone4645 C
Pantone4645 CHex#bd7259Rgb189 114 89Cmyk0 40 53 26Lab56 27 26Darker#613526Deep#94513bLighter#ce9f90

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, 40, 53, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bd7259 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 40 53 26
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 41 53 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 #bd7259 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bd7259; }
.text { color: #bd7259; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd7259; }

How indian red looks on light and dark

Indian red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bd7259 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.67:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.71:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bd7259 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 #bd7259 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 #bd7259 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 #bd7259 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.