Indian red

#cb4a4b

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

This is Indian red, a strong red sitting at 360 degrees on the wheel. 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 #cb4a4b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cb4a4b

RGB203, 74, 75

HSL360, 55%, 54%

HSV360, 64%, 80%

CMYK0%, 64%, 63%, 20%

Lab49.62, 51.22, 27.14

XYZ28.35, 18.1, 8.66

Decimal13322827

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone710 C

Shades of indian red

#c43839 #b13334 #9e2d2e #8b2829 #772223 #641d1d #511718 #3e1212 #2b0c0d #180707

Tints of indian red

#d05b5c #d56b6c #d97c7d #de8d8d #e39e9e #e8aeaf #edbfbf #f1d0d0 #f6e0e1 #fbf1f1

Colors that go with indian red

Complementary#4acbca Analogous#cb4a8b Analogous#cb894a Triadic#4bcb4a Triadic#4a4bcb Split complementary#4acb8a Split complementary#4a8bcb

Indian red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 64, 63, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cb4a4b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 64 63 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 63 62 26

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 #cb4a4b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cb4a4b; }
.text { color: #cb4a4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb4a4b; }

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 #cb4a4b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cb4a4b 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 #cb4a4b 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 #cb4a4b 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

Every value on this page for #cb4a4b is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.