Indian Red is the CSS named color #CD5C5C — rgb(205, 92, 92), hsl(0, 53%, 58%). Its relative luminance is 0.214, giving 3.98:1 against white and 5.28:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #CD5C5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 92, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 53%, 58%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.2141 |
| Contrast on white | 3.98:1 large text only |
| Contrast on black | 5.28:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing indianred toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
indianred is #CD5C5C, which is rgb(205, 92, 92) and hsl(0, 53%, 58%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Indian Red has a relative luminance of 0.214 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 3.98:1; against black, 5.28:1.
indianred reaches 5.28:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.