Indian red

#dc4e59

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. 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 #dc4e59, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dc4e59

RGB220, 78, 89

HSL355, 67%, 58%

HSV355, 65%, 86%

CMYK0%, 65%, 60%, 14%

Lab53.37, 56.08, 24.29

XYZ34.04, 21.39, 11.78

Decimal14437977

Web safe#cc6666

Pantone710 C

Shades of indian red

#d83844 #cc2835 #b6242f #a02029 #891b24 #73171e #5d1218 #460e12 #30090c #1a0507

Tints of indian red

#df5e68 #e26e77 #e67f87 #e98f96 #ec9fa5 #efafb4 #f2bfc3 #f6d0d3 #f9e0e2 #fcf0f1

Colors that go with indian red

Complementary#4edcd1 Analogous#dc4ea0 Analogous#dc8a4e Triadic#59dc4e Triadic#4e59dc Split complementary#4edc8a Split complementary#4ea0dc

Indian red in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 65, 60, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dc4e59 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 65 60 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 64 59 20

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 #dc4e59 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dc4e59; }
.text { color: #dc4e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dc4e59; }

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 #dc4e59 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dc4e59 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 #dc4e59 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 #dc4e59 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 #dc4e59 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 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.