Indian red

#be4d47

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 grounded. 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 #be4d47, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#be4d47

RGB190, 77, 71

HSL3, 48%, 51%

HSV3, 63%, 75%

CMYK0%, 59%, 63%, 25%

Lab47.89, 45.07, 26.86

XYZ25.03, 16.71, 7.87

Decimal12471623

Web safe#cc6633

Pantone711 C

Shades of indian red

#b0443e #9f3d38 #8e3732 #7d302c #6c2a26 #5b2320 #4a1c1a #391614 #280f0e #170908

Tints of indian red

#c45e58 #ca6e69 #d07f7a #d68f8b #dca09c #e2b0ad #e8c1bf #eed1d0 #f4e2e1 #faf2f2

Colors that go with indian red

Complementary#47b8be Analogous#be477c Analogous#be8947 Triadic#47be4d Triadic#4d47be Split complementary#47be88 Split complementary#477dbe

Indian red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 59, 63, 25.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #be4d47 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 59 63 25

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 58 62 31

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 #be4d47 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #be4d47; }
.text { color: #be4d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #be4d47; }

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 #be4d47 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #be4d47 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 #be4d47 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 #be4d47 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 #be4d47 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.