RED

Indian Red

#CD5C5C

Conversions

HEX#CD5C5C

RGBrgb(205, 92, 92)

HSLhsl(0, 53%, 58%)

HSVhsv(0, 55%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 55%, 20%)

Copy CSS

color: #cd5c5c;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(205, 92, 92);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(0, 53%, 58%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 3.98 : 1

On ink blackPass · 4.81 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

About Indian Red

Indian Red is the hex color #CD5C5C, which translates to rgb(205, 92, 92) in RGB and hsl(0, 53%, 58%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 0 degrees, with a saturation of 53 percent and a lightness of 58 percent. That combination puts Indian Red in the workable middle of the red family, neither pastel nor fully saturated.

How Indian Red compares

Indian Red is exactly the CSS keyword indianred, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is red-400 (#FF6467), at a distance of 18.7. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Terracotta at 13.4. Sorted by lightness, Indian Red is number 17 of the 18 red colors here.

Text on Indian Red

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Indian Red, led by Ink black at 4.81:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Indian Red already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Indian Red. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	3.98:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	4.81:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	3.21:1	Fail	Pass	Fail

Building a palette around Indian Red

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Indian Red for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Indian Red

Format	Value
HEX	#CD5C5C
RGB	rgb(205, 92, 92)
HSL	hsl(0, 53%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(0, 55%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55%, 55%, 20%)
OKLCH	oklch(61.54% 0.1442 22.23)
CIELAB	lab(53.40 44.83 22.12)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.