Indian red

#c54e4e

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 soft. 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 #c54e4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c54e4e

RGB197, 78, 78

HSL0, 51%, 54%

HSV0, 60%, 77%

CMYK0%, 60%, 60%, 23%

Lab49.34, 47.57, 24.8

XYZ27.13, 17.87, 9.23

Decimal12930638

Web safe#cc6666

Pantone710 C

Shades of indian red

#bd3e3e #aa3838 #983232 #852c2c #732626 #612020 #4e1a1a #3c1414 #290e0e #170808

Tints of indian red

#ca5e5e #d06f6f #d57f7f #da8f8f #e0a0a0 #e5b0b0 #ebc0c0 #f0d1d1 #f5e1e1 #fbf2f2

Colors that go with indian red

Complementary#4ec5c5 Analogous#c54e8a Analogous#c58a4e Triadic#4ec54e Triadic#4e4ec5 Split complementary#4ec58a Split complementary#4e89c5

Indian red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 60, 60, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c54e4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 60 60 23

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 59 59 29

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Indian red in css

Copy #c54e4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c54e4e; }
.text { color: #c54e4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c54e4e; }

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 #c54e4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c54e4e against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Indian red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c54e4e 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn indian red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c54e4e 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 #c54e4e come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.