Indian red

#bb5f5b

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. 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 #bb5f5b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb5f5b

RGB187, 95, 91

HSL3, 41%, 55%

HSV3, 51%, 73%

CMYK0%, 49%, 51%, 27%

Lab51.27, 36.57, 19.39

XYZ26.47, 19.5, 12.27

Decimal12279643

Web safe#cc6666

Pantone695 C

Shades of indian red

#b34f4a #a24743 #903f3c #7f3834 #6d302d #5c2826 #4a211f #391917 #271110 #160909

Tints of indian red

#c16e6a #c87d79 #ce8b88 #d49a98 #daa9a7 #e1b8b6 #e7c6c5 #edd5d4 #f3e4e3 #faf3f2

Colors that go with indian red

Complementary#5bb7bb Analogous#bb5b87 Analogous#bb8f5b Triadic#5bbb5f Triadic#5f5bbb Split complementary#5bbb8f Split complementary#5b87bb

Indian red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 49, 51, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb5f5b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 49 51 27

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 49 51 33

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 #bb5f5b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb5f5b; }
.text { color: #bb5f5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb5f5b; }

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 #bb5f5b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb5f5b 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 #bb5f5b 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 #bb5f5b 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 #bb5f5b are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.