Indian red

#f25656

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

This is Indian red, a vivid red sitting at 0 degrees on the wheel. 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 #f25656, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f25656

RGB242, 86, 86

HSL0, 86%, 64%

HSV0, 64%, 95%

CMYK0%, 64%, 64%, 5%

Lab58.23, 59.74, 32.99

XYZ41.63, 26.2, 11.67

Decimal15881814

Web safe#ff6666

Pantone1785 C

Shades of indian red

#f03a3a #ee1f1f #de1111 #c20f0f #a60d0d #8b0b0b #6f0909 #540606 #380404 #1c0202

Tints of indian red

#f36565 #f47474 #f68484 #f79393 #f8a2a2 #f9b1b1 #fac1c1 #fbd0d0 #fddfdf #feeeee

Colors that go with indian red

Complementary#56f2f2 Analogous#f256a4 Analogous#f2a456 Triadic#56f256 Triadic#5656f2 Split complementary#56f2a4 Split complementary#56a4f2

Indian red in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 64, 64, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f25656 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 64 64 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 63 63 11

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #f25656 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f25656; }
.text { color: #f25656; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f25656; }

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 #f25656 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f25656 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 #f25656 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 #f25656 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 #f25656 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.