Indian red

#ab5d4e

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for indian red, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Indian red, a soft red sitting at 10 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 #ab5d4e, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ab5d4e

RGB171, 93, 78

HSL10, 37%, 49%

HSV10, 54%, 67%

CMYK0%, 46%, 54%, 33%

Lab48.31, 30.2, 22.69

XYZ22.08, 17.04, 9.33

Decimal11230542

Web safe#996666

Pantone4995 C

Shades of indian red

#9c5547 #8d4d40 #7e4539 #6f3c33 #60342c #512c25 #42241e #331c17 #241410 #150b0a

Tints of indian red

#b56b5c #bc7a6d #c4897e #cc988f #d3a89f #dbb7b0 #e3c6c1 #ead5d1 #f2e5e2 #f9f4f3

Colors that go with indian red

Complementary#4e9cab Analogous#ab4e6d Analogous#ab8c4e Triadic#4eab5d Triadic#5d4eab Split complementary#4eab8c Split complementary#4e6dab

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, 46, 54, 33.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ab5d4e on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 46 54 33

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 46 54 39

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 #ab5d4e straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ab5d4e; }
.text { color: #ab5d4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab5d4e; }

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 #ab5d4e against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ab5d4e 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 #ab5d4e 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 #ab5d4e 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

Here is how the numbers for #ab5d4e are worked out. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.