Indian red

#cb6572

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

This is Indian red, a soft red sitting at 352 degrees on the wheel. 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 #cb6572, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cb6572

RGB203, 101, 114

HSL352, 50%, 60%

HSV352, 50%, 80%

CMYK0%, 50%, 44%, 20%

Lab55.3, 41.67, 11.76

XYZ32.32, 23.22, 18.7

Decimal13329778

Web safe#cc6666

Pantone702 C

Shades of indian red

#c4515f #ba3f4f #a63846 #92313d #7d2a35 #69232c #541c24 #40161b #2b0f12 #17080a

Tints of indian red

#d0737f #d4818c #d98f99 #de9da6 #e3abb2 #e7b9bf #ecc7cc #f1d6d9 #f6e4e6 #faf2f3

Colors that go with indian red

Complementary#65cbbe Analogous#cb65a5 Analogous#cb8b65 Triadic#72cb65 Triadic#6572cb Split complementary#65cb8b Split complementary#65a5cb

Indian red in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 50, 44, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cb6572 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 50 44 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 50 44 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 #cb6572 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cb6572; }
.text { color: #cb6572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb6572; }

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 #cb6572 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cb6572 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 #cb6572 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 #cb6572 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

The figures for #cb6572 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.