Indian red

#cd6151

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 #cd6151, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd6151
RGB205, 97, 81
HSL8, 55%, 56%
HSV8, 60%, 80%
CMYK0%, 53%, 60%, 20%
Lab54.16, 41.54, 29.47
XYZ30.94, 22.12, 10.42
Decimal13459793
Web safe#cc6666
Pantone805 C
Pantone805 CHex#cd6151Rgb205 97 81Cmyk0 53 60 20Lab54 42 29Darker#6f2a20Deep#a73f30Lighter#d9968d

Shades of indian red

Tints of indian red

Colors that go with indian red

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, 53, 60, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd6151 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 53 60 20
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 53 59 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 #cd6151 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd6151; }
.text { color: #cd6151; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd6151; }

How indian red looks on light and dark

Indian red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cd6151 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.87:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.42:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd6151 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 #cd6151 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #cd6151 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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 #cd6151 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 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.