Indian red

#cd4a4a

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 #cd4a4a, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cd4a4a

RGB205, 74, 74

HSL0, 57%, 55%

HSV0, 64%, 80%

CMYK0%, 64%, 64%, 20%

Lab49.94, 51.83, 28.21

XYZ28.86, 18.37, 8.5

Decimal13453898

Web safe#cc3333

Pantone710 C

Shades of indian red

#c73737 #b43232 #a02c2c #8d2727 #792222 #661c1c #521717 #3f1111 #2b0c0c #180707

Tints of indian red

#d25b5b #d66b6b #db7c7c #df8d8d #e49e9e #e9aeae #edbfbf #f2d0d0 #f7e0e0 #fbf1f1

Colors that go with indian red

Complementary#4acdcd Analogous#cd4a8c Analogous#cd8c4a Triadic#4acd4a Triadic#4a4acd Split complementary#4acd8c Split complementary#4a8bcd

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, 64, 64, 20.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cd4a4a on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 64 64 20

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 63 63 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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Indian red in css

Copy #cd4a4a straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cd4a4a; }
.text { color: #cd4a4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd4a4a; }

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 #cd4a4a against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cd4a4a 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 #cd4a4a 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 #cd4a4a 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 #cd4a4a 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 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.