Indian red

#ff4e59

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 356 degrees on the wheel. 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 #ff4e59, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ff4e59
RGB255, 78, 89
HSL356, 100%, 65%
HSV356, 69%, 100%
CMYK0%, 69%, 65%, 0%
Lab59.37, 67.03, 33.18
XYZ45.77, 27.43, 12.33
Decimal16731737
Web safe#ff6666
Pantone1785 C
Pantone1785 CHex#ff4e59Rgb255 78 89Cmyk0 69 65 0Lab59 67 33Darker#be000cDeep#ff0716Lighter#fa9ba1

Shades of indian red

Tints of indian red

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Indian red in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 69, 65, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ff4e59 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 69 65 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 67 64 6
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 #ff4e59 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ff4e59; }
.text { color: #ff4e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff4e59; }

How indian red looks on light and dark

Indian red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ff4e59 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.24:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
6.49:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ff4e59 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 #ff4e59 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 #ff4e59 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #ff4e59 is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.