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Indian Red Color

#cd5c5c

Indian Red Color

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A muted brick red, historically named after a red pigment sourced from India.

Nearest Tailwind class rose-500 #ff2056 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#cd5c5c

RGB

rgb(205, 92, 92)

HSL

hsl(0, 53.1%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 55.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 55.1%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(53.4, 44.83, 22.12)

LCH

lch(53.4, 49.99, 26.26)

OKLCH

oklch(61.5%, 0.1441, 22.22)

HWB

hwb(0, 36.1%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5ccdcd

Analogous

#cd5c94

#cd5c5c

#cd945c

Triadic

#cd5c5c

#5ccd5c

#5c5ccd

Split-complementary

#cd5c5c

#5ccd94

#5c94cd

Tetradic

#cd5c5c

#cdcd5c

#5ccdcd

#5c5ccd

Square

#cd5c5c

#94cd5c

#5ccdcd

#945ccd

Shades

Indian Red Color mixed toward black.

#bd3a3a

#972e2e

#722323

#4c1717

#260c0c

Tints

Indian Red Color mixed toward white.

#d57777

#de9292

#e6adad

#eec9c9

#f7e4e4

Tones

Indian Red Color mixed toward gray.

#c46565

#ba6f6f

#b17878

#a78282

#9e8b8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a75c · ΔE 42.6

Deuteranopia

#aeb55c · ΔE 47.4

Tritanopia

#c95c5c · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 24.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cd5c5c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd5c5c]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

Indian Red (#cd5c5c) is rgb(205, 92, 92) in RGB.

No, #cd5c5c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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