Indian red

#cd4a5e

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 confident. 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 #cd4a5e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd4a5e

RGB205, 74, 94

HSL351, 57%, 55%

HSV351, 64%, 80%

CMYK0%, 64%, 54%, 20%

Lab50.32, 53.24, 16.79

XYZ29.65, 18.68, 12.63

Decimal13453918

Web safe#cc3366

Pantone710 C

Shades of indian red

#c7374d #b43245 #a02c3e #8d2736 #79222f #661c27 #521720 #3f1118 #2b0c11 #180709

Tints of indian red

#d25b6d #d66b7c #db7c8b #df8d99 #e49ea8 #e9aeb7 #edbfc6 #f2d0d5 #f7e0e4 #fbf1f3

Colors that go with indian red

Complementary#4acdb9 Analogous#cd4a9f Analogous#cd784a Triadic#5ecd4a Triadic#4a5ecd Split complementary#4acd78 Split complementary#4aa0cd

Indian red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 64, 54, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd4a5e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 64 54 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 63 54 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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Indian red in css

Copy #cd4a5e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd4a5e; }
.text { color: #cd4a5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd4a5e; }

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 #cd4a5e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd4a5e 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 #cd4a5e 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 #cd4a5e 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 #cd4a5e are worked out. 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.