Nearest-color comparison

Indian Red vs Roman Red

Indian Red and Roman Red are different red colors with HEX values #CD5C5C and #CD5C5C. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 0, their contrast ratio is 1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Indian Red and Roman Red are very close colors. They have nearly identical luminance. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Indian Red#CD5C5C

Roman Red#CD5C5C

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Indian Red and Roman Red across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance0

Pair contrast1:1

Luminance delta0

Hue delta0 deg

Lighter colorIndian Red

More saturatedIndian Red

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

red color

Indian Red

Indian Red is #CD5C5C, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Roman Red, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#CD5C5C RGB205, 92, 92 HSL0, 53, 58 CMYK0, 55, 55, 20 Luminance0.2141 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

red color

Roman Red

Roman Red is #CD5C5C, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Indian Red, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#CD5C5C RGB205, 92, 92 HSL0, 53, 58 CMYK0, 55, 55, 20 Luminance0.2141 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Indian Red or Roman Red

Choose Indian RedIndian Red is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #CD5C5C.

Choose Roman RedRoman Red is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #CD5C5C.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyIndian RedRoman Red

HEX#CD5C5C#CD5C5C

RGB205, 92, 92205, 92, 92

HSL0, 53, 580, 53, 58

CMYK0, 55, 55, 200, 55, 55, 20

FamilyRedRed

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneBalancedBalanced

Luminance0.21410.2141

Black contrast5.28:15.28:1

White contrast3.98:13.98:1

Shared tonesBalanced

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Indian Redblack text - 5.28:1

Roman Redblack text - 5.28:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Roman Red#CD5C5C

#E2A1A1#E2A1A1

#5BCDCD#5BCDCD

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    "slug": "indian-red",
    "name": "Indian Red",
    "hex": "#CD5C5C",
    "rgb": [
      205,
      92,
      92
    ],
    "hsl": [
      0,
      53,
      58
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      55,
      55,
      20
    ],
    "family": "red",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.2141,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 5.28,
      "white": 3.98
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000"
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      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.28
    },
    "description": "Indian Red is #CD5C5C, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Roman Red, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/indian-red/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/indian-red.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "roman-red",
    "name": "Roman Red",
    "hex": "#CD5C5C",
    "rgb": [
      205,
      92,
      92
    ],
    "hsl": [
      0,
      53,
      58
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      0,
      55,
      55,
      20
    ],
    "family": "red",
    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "balanced"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.2141,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 5.28,
      "white": 3.98
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#000000"
      ],
      "AAA": []
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.28
    },
    "description": "Roman Red is #CD5C5C, a warm red color with balanced character. Compared with Indian Red, it is similar in luminance and similar in saturation. Use it for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/roman-red/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/roman-red.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 0,
  "contrastRatio": 1,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 0,
    "saturation": 0,
    "lightness": 0
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Indian Red",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Indian Red"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Indian Red",
      "background": "#CD5C5C",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.28
    },
    {
      "color": "Roman Red",
      "background": "#CD5C5C",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 5.28
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Indian Red is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #CD5C5C.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Roman Red is better when the design needs balanced red character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #CD5C5C.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/indian-red-vs-roman-red.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/indian-red.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/roman-red.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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  "summary": "Indian Red and Roman Red are different red colors with HEX values #CD5C5C and #CD5C5C. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 0, their contrast ratio is 1:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.",
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