Indian red

#cd536f

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 #cd536f, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd536f

RGB205, 83, 111

HSL346, 55%, 56%

HSV346, 60%, 80%

CMYK0%, 60%, 46%, 20%

Lab52.19, 50.77, 9.21

XYZ31.14, 20.31, 17.32

Decimal13456239

Web safe#cc6666

Pantone205 C

Shades of indian red

#c73f5e #b73553 #a32f4a #8f2a41 #7b2438 #671e2f #541826 #40121d #2c0d14 #18070b

Tints of indian red

#d2637c #d67389 #db8297 #df92a4 #e4a2b1 #e9b2be #edc2cc #f2d2d9 #f6e1e6 #fbf1f3

Colors that go with indian red

Complementary#53cdb1 Analogous#cd53ac Analogous#cd7453 Triadic#6fcd53 Triadic#536fcd Split complementary#53cd74 Split complementary#53accd

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, 60, 46, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd536f on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 60 46 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 59 46 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 #cd536f straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd536f; }
.text { color: #cd536f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd536f; }

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 #cd536f against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd536f 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 #cd536f 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 #cd536f 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 #cd536f are worked out. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.