Indian red

#e55855

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 #e55855, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e55855

RGB229, 88, 85

HSL1, 73%, 62%

HSV1, 63%, 90%

CMYK0%, 62%, 63%, 10%

Lab56.38, 54.55, 30.78

XYZ37.44, 24.29, 11.31

Decimal15030357

Web safe#cc6666

Pantone1787 C

Shades of indian red

#e1403c #dd2824 #c7221e #ae1e1b #951917 #7d1513 #64110f #4c0d0c #330908 #1b0504

Tints of indian red

#e76764 #ea7674 #ec8683 #ee9593 #f1a4a2 #f3b3b2 #f6c2c1 #f8d1d1 #fae1e0 #fdf0f0

Colors that go with indian red

Complementary#55e2e5 Analogous#e5559a Analogous#e5a055 Triadic#55e558 Triadic#5855e5 Split complementary#55e5a0 Split complementary#559ae5

Indian red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 62, 63, 10.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e55855 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 62 63 10

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 61 62 16

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

Indian red in css

Copy #e55855 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e55855; }
.text { color: #e55855; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e55855; }

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 #e55855 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e55855 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 #e55855 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 #e55855 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 #e55855 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. 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.