What is the hex code for Indian Red?

Indian Red is #cd5c5c. In CSS the keyword indianred, the hex #cd5c5c, rgb(205, 92, 92) and hsl(0, 53%, 58%) all paint the same color.

What is the opposite of Indian Red on the color wheel?

The opposite (complementary) color is #5ccdcd, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.

Can I use Indian Red for text?

Indian Red as text on white has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) but passes for large text and UI components (3:1). On black it is 5.28:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.

CSS color names · Reds

Indian Red color: hex #cd5c5c, RGB and HSL

Indian Red is the CSS keyword indianred, hex #cd5c5c, rgb(205, 92, 92), hsl(0, 53%, 58%). It is a medium, muted red in the reds family. Below: the colors that go with it, its tints and shades, how it reads as text, and a complete interface palette built from it.

CSS name: indianred
Hex: #cd5c5c
RGB: rgb(205, 92, 92)
HSL: hsl(0, 53%, 58%)
On white: 3.98:1 — large text and UI only (3:1)
On black: 5.28:1 — passes AA for body text

.example {
  color: indianred;          /* keyword */
  color: #cd5c5c;          /* hex */
  color: rgb(205, 92, 92); /* rgb */
  color: hsl(0, 53%, 58%); /* hsl */
}

What colors go with indian red

Each match keeps indian red's saturation and lightness and rotates only the hue, so the relationship is the wheel's and nothing else. Any of these can be an accent beside indian red as the primary; the harmony guides explain which rule suits which interface.

Complementary

The opposite hue, 180° away — the strongest contrast, best kept to one accent per screen.

#5ccdcd

Split-complementary

The two neighbors of the complement, at 150° and 210° — most of the contrast with less tension, and two accents instead of one.

#5ccd95

#5c95cd

Triadic

Two hues at 120° and 240° — three evenly spaced signals, the scheme charts and category colors want.

#5ccd5c

#5c5ccd

Analogous

The neighbors at −30° and +30° — calm and cohesive, with emphasis coming from weight and size rather than hue.

#cd5c95

#cd955c

Tints and shades of indian red

Tints add lightness toward white; shades remove it toward black. The hue and saturation stay fixed, so every step still reads as indian red — these are the hover, pressed, disabled and surface variants a single brand color needs.

Tints (lighter)

#d57777

#de9292

#e6aeae

#eec9c9

#f7e4e4

Shades (darker)

#bd3a3a

#982e2e

#722323

#4c1717

#260c0c

A UI color palette built from indian red

The eight semantic roles an interface actually uses, derived from indian red as the primary with the split-complementary rule: secondary and accent rotate around the wheel, and the five neutrals take the hue at lightness steps tuned for light and dark mode. This is the same derivation the palette generator runs — open it there to change the rule, drag the anchors, or export the set as CSS variables.

Light mode

primary: #cd5c5c
secondary: #5ccd95
accent: #5c95cd
background: #fdfcfc
surface: #f6f3f3
text: #221111
muted: #8b5a5a
border: #ebe0e0

Dark mode

primary: #cd5c5c
secondary: #5ccd95
accent: #5c95cd
background: #1a0f0f
surface: #271616
text: #f6f3f3
muted: #b49898
border: #472929

Open indian red in the palette generator

Using indian red in an interface

Red is spoken for: it means error, danger and destructive actions in almost every interface, so a red brand color needs its status colors chosen with care. Crimson and firebrick read as serious; the salmons and corals are gentle enough for surfaces and tags. Whichever role indian red takes, define it once as a token rather than repeating the keyword: the semantic palette guide covers the eight roles, and the guides to complementary, triadic and the other color schemes explain how to weight the matches above.

What is the hex code for Indian Red?: Indian Red is #cd5c5c. In CSS the keyword indianred, the hex #cd5c5c, rgb(205, 92, 92) and hsl(0, 53%, 58%) all paint the same color.
What colors go with Indian Red?: Its complement is #5ccdcd, the split-complementary pair is #5ccd95 and #5c95cd, the triadic partners are #5ccd5c and #5c5ccd, and the analogous neighbors are #cd5c95 and #cd955c. In an interface, use Indian Red for most colored elements and one of these for a single accent, at roughly an 80/20 split.
What is the opposite of Indian Red on the color wheel?: The opposite (complementary) color is #5ccdcd, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.
Can I use Indian Red for text?: Indian Red as text on white has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) but passes for large text and UI components (3:1). On black it is 5.28:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.