What is the hex code for indian red?

Indian red is #CD5C5C. In RGB that is 205, 92, 92, and in HSL it is 0 degrees, 53 percent saturation, 58 percent lightness.

What is the CMYK value of indian red?

#CD5C5C converts to CMYK 0, 55, 55, 20. CMYK is a print space, so a screen can only ever approximate how it will actually be inked.

Can I use indian red as a CSS color name?

Yes. indianred is a CSS color keyword, so you can write it as a name instead of a hex code and every modern browser will render exactly #CD5C5C.

Indian red

#CD5C5C

Indian red is the hex color #CD5C5C, with RGB values 205, 92, 92. It is a CSS color keyword, so browsers render it from the name alone, and its value is fixed by the CSS Color Module.

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#CD5C5Crgb(205, 92, 92) · hsl(0, 53%, 58%)

Hue0°

Brightness100%

Indian red color codes

Every value for #CD5C5C, ready to paste. Click any code to copy it.

Channel values for #CD5C5C in each number base
Channel	Decimal	Share	Hex	Octal	Binary
Red	205	80.39%	CD	315	11001101
Green	92	36.08%	5C	134	01011100
Blue	92	36.08%	5C	134	01011100

The nearest web-safe color is #CC6666, from the 216-color palette browsers agreed on before displays could be trusted with more.

About indian red

A CSS keyword, and a muted dusty red. The name comes from an iron oxide pigment mined in India, not from any people.

Shades, tints and tones

Every step is generated from #CD5C5C. Click a swatch to copy its hex.

Shades of indian red

A shade is the base color with black mixed in. Shades read as deeper and more dramatic, and they are what you reach for when a color needs to recede or carry weight.

Tints of indian red

A tint is the base color with white mixed in. Tints turn pastel as they lighten, which makes them useful for backgrounds and for anything that has to sit behind text.

Tones of indian red

A tone is the base color with grey mixed in. Tones lose the shout without losing the hue, and they are usually what separates a considered palette from a loud one.

The indian red scale

The same color as the 50 to 950 ladder every CSS framework uses, with #CD5C5C at 500. Click a step to copy its hex, or take the whole scale as variables for a design system.

Color schemes built on indian red

Harmonies are positions on the color wheel rather than matters of taste, which is why they keep working across very different designs.

Complementary

Two colors from opposite sides of the wheel. They make each other look more vivid, which is why the pairing is used for anything that needs to stand out.

Analogous

Three neighbours on the wheel. Nothing competes, so the result reads calm and settled, closer to how colour behaves in nature.

Split complementary

The base plus the two colors either side of its complement. It keeps most of the contrast while being much easier to balance.

Triadic

Three colors spaced evenly around the wheel. Strong and lively, and usually best with one dominant color and two accents.

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs, forming a rectangle on the wheel. The richest scheme available, and the hardest to keep from shouting.

Monochromatic

One hue at different lightness levels. Effortlessly cohesive, and the safest way to build a palette around a brand color.

Colors close to #CD5C5C

Near neighbours, for when this color is almost right. Each one shifts hue, saturation or lightness by a small step.

Indian red color palettes

Five-color palettes built around #CD5C5C, each following a different scheme. Click any swatch to copy it, or open the generator to build your own.

Analogous

Complementary

Triadic

Monochromatic

Open the palette generator to lock the colors you like and regenerate the rest.

Contrast and readability

Whether indian red works as text, and what to put on top of it when it is the background. Ratios follow WCAG 2.1, where 4.5 is the bar for body text and 3 for large text.

Indian red text on white background

3.98:1 · Large text only

Large text at 24 pixels

Body text at 16 pixels. A flat field of color removes every variable, which is what makes it useful for judging a display.

Body AA
Body AAA
Large AA
Large AAA

Indian red text on black background

5.28:1 · Good

Large text at 24 pixels

Body text at 16 pixels. A flat field of color removes every variable, which is what makes it useful for judging a display.

Body AA
Body AAA
Large AA
Large AAA

Used the other way round, #CD5C5C as a background takes #000000 text. That is the higher-contrast of the two, and it is what the tool picks automatically for any chrome sitting on your color.

Indian red reads better on a black background of the two. Contrast is a property of the pair, not of one color, so a color that fails here can still be perfectly usable against a different partner.

The red family

Indian red sits in the red family. Every named red in the library, with indian red first.

Name	Hex	RGB	HSL
Indian red is a CSS keyword is the color on this page	#CD5C5C	205, 92, 92	0, 53%, 58%
Red is a CSS keyword	#FF0000	255, 0, 0	0, 100%, 50%
Crimson is a CSS keyword	#DC143C	220, 20, 60	348, 83%, 47%
Maroon is a CSS keyword	#800000	128, 0, 0	0, 100%, 25%
Burgundy	#800020	128, 0, 32	345, 100%, 25%
Salmon is a CSS keyword	#FA8072	250, 128, 114	6, 93%, 71%
Scarlet	#FF2400	255, 36, 0	8, 100%, 50%
Ruby	#E0115F	224, 17, 95	337, 86%, 47%
Cherry	#D2042D	210, 4, 45	348, 96%, 42%
Wine	#722F37	114, 47, 55	353, 42%, 32%
Blush	#DE5D83	222, 93, 131	342, 66%, 62%
Firebrick is a CSS keyword	#B22222	178, 34, 34	0, 68%, 42%