Indian red

#cd4b3c

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

Indian red lands in the red band, mid and strong. 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 #cd4b3c, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd4b3c

RGB205, 75, 60

HSL6, 59%, 52%

HSV6, 71%, 80%

CMYK0%, 63%, 71%, 20%

Lab49.9, 50.63, 36.22

XYZ28.51, 18.34, 6.31

Decimal13454140

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone179 C

Shades of indian red

#c04031 #ae3a2d #9b3428 #882d23 #76271e #632119 #501b15 #3e1510 #2b0e0b #180806

Tints of indian red

#d25c4e #d66c60 #db7d72 #e08e84 #e49e96 #e9afa8 #edc0bb #f2d1cd #f7e1df #fbf2f1

Colors that go with indian red

Complementary#3cbecd Analogous#cd3c75 Analogous#cd933c Triadic#3ccd4b Triadic#4b3ccd Split complementary#3ccd94 Split complementary#3c75cd

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, 63, 71, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd4b3c on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 63 71 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 62 69 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 #cd4b3c straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd4b3c; }
.text { color: #cd4b3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd4b3c; }

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 #cd4b3c against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd4b3c 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 #cd4b3c 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 #cd4b3c 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 #cd4b3c come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.