Indian red

#cd5e64

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 balanced. 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 #cd5e64, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd5e64

RGB205, 94, 100

HSL357, 53%, 59%

HSV357, 54%, 80%

CMYK0%, 54%, 51%, 20%

Lab53.93, 44.54, 18.13

XYZ31.48, 21.9, 14.63

Decimal13459044

Web safe#cc6666

Pantone702 C

Shades of indian red

#c74a50 #bb3a41 #a7343a #922d33 #7e272c #692125 #551a1d #401416 #2c0e0f #170708

Tints of indian red

#d26d72 #d67b80 #db8a8f #df999d #e4a8ab #e8b6b9 #edc5c7 #f2d4d6 #f6e3e4 #fbf1f2

Colors that go with indian red

Complementary#5ecdc7 Analogous#cd5e9b Analogous#cd905e Triadic#64cd5e Triadic#5e64cd Split complementary#5ecd90 Split complementary#5e9bcd

Indian red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 54, 51, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd5e64 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 54 51 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 54 51 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 #cd5e64 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd5e64; }
.text { color: #cd5e64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd5e64; }

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 #cd5e64 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd5e64 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 #cd5e64 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 #cd5e64 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 #cd5e64 are worked out. 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.