Indian red

#bc4e45

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

Indian red is a mid red that reads grounded. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Indian red color values

Every conversion for #bc4e45, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bc4e45

RGB188, 78, 69

HSL5, 47%, 50%

HSV5, 63%, 74%

CMYK0%, 59%, 63%, 26%

Lab47.71, 43.75, 27.74

XYZ24.54, 16.57, 7.54

Decimal12340805

Web safe#cc6633

Pantone1797 C

Shades of indian red

#ac463e #9c4038 #8b3932 #7a322c #6a2b26 #592420 #481e1a #381714 #27100e #160908

Tints of indian red

#c25e56 #c86f68 #cf7f79 #d5908a #dba09b #e1b1ad #e8c1be #eed2cf #f4e2e1 #faf3f2

Colors that go with indian red

Complementary#45b3bc Analogous#bc4577 Analogous#bc8a45 Triadic#45bc4e Triadic#4e45bc Split complementary#45bc8a Split complementary#4577bc

Indian red in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 59, 63, 26.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bc4e45 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 59 63 26

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 58 62 32

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 #bc4e45 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bc4e45; }
.text { color: #bc4e45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc4e45; }

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 #bc4e45 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bc4e45 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 #bc4e45 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 #bc4e45 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

Every value on this page for #bc4e45 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.