indianred — #CD5C5C
#CD5C5C
rgb(205, 92, 92) · hsl(0, 53%, 58%) · CSS keyword indianred
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indianred on white | 3.98:1 | — | AA |
| indianred on black | 5.28:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, indianred takes black text: 5.28:1 against 3.98:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: indianred;
color: #cd5c5c;
color: rgb(205 92 92);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to indianred
- chocolate — #D2691E
- palevioletred — #DB7093
- tomato — #FF6347
- sienna — #A0522D
- peru — #CD853F
- lightcoral — #F08080
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for indianred?
The hex code for indianred is #CD5C5C — RGB 205, 92, 92.
Can I use indianred for text?
Only for large text. indianred reaches 3.98:1 against white — enough for the 3:1 of headings at 24px or 18.5px bold, short of the 4.5:1 body text needs.
Should text on indianred be black or white?
Black — 5.28:1 against 3.98:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- indigo — #4B0082
- ivory — #FFFFF0
- khaki — #F0E68C
- lavender — #E6E6FA
- lavenderblush — #FFF0F5
- lawngreen — #7CFC00
- lemonchiffon — #FFFACD
- lightblue — #ADD8E6
- lightcoral — #F08080
- lightcyan — #E0FFFF
- lightgoldenrodyellow — #FAFAD2
- lightgray — #D3D3D3
#CD5C5C in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference