Indian red

#ca486c

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

Indian red sits in the pink band, mid and strong. Pinks like this read soft and contemporary. It works with sage and olive for balance, or with cream for a gentle palette.

Indian red color values

Every conversion for #ca486c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ca486c
RGB202, 72, 108
HSL343, 55%, 54%
HSV343, 64%, 79%
CMYK0%, 64%, 47%, 21%
Lab49.83, 54.34, 7.59
XYZ29.38, 18.27, 16.17
Decimal13256812
Web safe#cc3366
Pantone213 C
Pantone213 CHex#ca486cRgb202 72 108Cmyk0 64 47 21Lab50 54 8Darker#661d31Deep#9d2d4cLighter#d6849a

Shades of indian red

Tints of indian red

Colors that go with indian red

Indian red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 64, 47, 21.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ca486c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 64 47 21
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 63 47 27
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 #ca486c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ca486c; }
.text { color: #ca486c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca486c; }

How indian red looks on light and dark

Indian red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ca486c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
4.51:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
4.65:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ca486c 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 #ca486c 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 #ca486c 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

Every value on this page for #ca486c is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.