#850E04Indian Red (#850E04) is a dark, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 30°, lightness 0.39 and chroma 0.152. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #850E04 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 14, 4) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 94%, 27%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 97%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 89%, 97%, 48%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(27.6 46.9 38.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.394 0.152 30) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Indian Red is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#850801 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#870c03 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#850e04 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#850f05 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Indian Red in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 10.18:1 and against black 2.06:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#d77e6f · #b45344 · #850e04 · #620100 · #2f0000 · #080000
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#965500 · #8d3900 · #850e04 · #6b0020 · #4e0027 · #330025
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#d7b77d · #de7e6e · #a27600 · #775d2a · #850e04 · #5a0000
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00dcf7 · #ad7369 · #7d5b55 · #850e04 · #4b150e · #230503
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e2f6fa · #b89f9a · #546264 · #850e04 · #3f2824 · #000305
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f8 · #bdcdd0 · #8ea2a5 · #102b2f · #00080b · #850e04
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d8f9ff · #17b9cf · #006b79 · #850e04 · #00363e · #080000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#bee0c6 · #7ccab1 · #578092 · #495675 · #850e04 · #220610
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ddfbe2 · #68bb7c · #3f54b4 · #850e04 · #18236e · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#edf7d5 · #9bb053 · #006b79 · #850e04 · #3b1564 · #000305
#9E3C2F · #B75F51 · #CE8275 · #E5A499 · #FBC7BE
#730400 · #5F0100 · #4D0000 · #3B0000 · #2A0000
#7A251A · #6D3128 · #603B34
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.