pH Indicators

Indicator Acid Color Low pH High pH Base Color
Methyl violet yellow 0.0 1.6 blue
Cresol red (1st range) red 0.0 1.8 yellow
Crystal violet yellow 0.0 1.8 blue
Malachite green yellow 0.2 1.8 blue-green
Methyl green yellow 0.2 1.8 blue
Metanil yellow red 1.2 2.4 yellow
m-Cresol purple (1st range) red 1.2 2.8 yellow
Metacresol purple (1st range) red 1.2 2.8 yellow
Thymol blue (1st range) red 1.2 2.8 yellow
4-o-Tolylazo-o-toluidine orange 1.4 2.8 yellow
Orange IV (Tropeolin 00) red 1.4 3.2 yellow
2,6-Dinitrophenol colorless 1.7 4.4 yellow
Benzyl orange red 1.9 3.3 yellow
2,4-Dinitrophenol colorless 2.0 4.7 yellow
Benzopurpurine 48 violet 2.2 4.2 red
p-Dimethylaminoazobenzene red 2.9 4.0 yellow
Bromochlorophenol blue yellow 3.0 4.6 purple
Bromophenol blue yellow 3.0 4.6 blue
Congo red blue 3.0 5.0 red
Methyl orange red 3.1 4.4 yellow
Ethyl orange red 3.4 4.8 yellow
Bromocresol green yellow 3.8 5.4 blue
Resazurin orange 3.8 6.4 violet
2,5-Dinotrophenol colorless 4.0 5.8 yellow
Methyl red red 4.2 6.3 yellow
Azolitmin (litmus) red 4.4 6.6 blue
Alizarin red S yellow 4.6 6.0 red
Propyl red red 4.6 6.6 yellow
Chlorophenol red yellow 4.6 7.0 red
p-Nitrophenol colorless 4.7 7.9 yellow
Bromophenol red yellow 4.8 6.8 purple
Bromocresol purple yellow 5.2 6.8 purple
p-Nitrophenol colorless 5.4 6.6 yellow
Bromothymol blue yellow 6.0 7.6 blue
Brilliant yellow yellow 6.6 7.8 red
Phenol red yellow 6.6 8.4 red
m-Nitrophenol colorless 6.6 8.6 yellow
Neutral red red 6.8 8.0 yellow
Rosolic acid brown 6.9 8.0 red
Cresol red (2nd range) yellow 7.0 8.8 red
a-Naphtholphthalein brown 7.3 8.7 green
Metacresol purple (2nd range) yellow 7.4 9.0 purple
m-Cresol purple (2nd range) yellow 7.4 9.2 purple
Orange I (Tropeolin ))) No.�� ) yellow 7.6 8.9 rose
Thymol blue (2nd range) yellow 8.0 9.6 blue
Phenolphthalein colorless 8.0 10.0 red
o-Cresolphthalein colorless 8.2 9.8 red
Thymolphthalein colorless 8.8 10.6 blue
Alizarin yellow GG yellow 10.0 12.0 orange
b-Naphthol violet yellow 10.0 12.0 violet
Alizarin yellow R yellow 10.1 12.2 red
Nitramine colorless 10.8 13.0 brown
Poirrier blue blue 11.0 13.0 red
Resorcin yellow (Tropeolin 0) yellow 11.1 12.7 orange
Benzene sulfonic acid yellow 11.4 12.6 orange
Indigosulfonic acid blue 11.4 13.0 yellow
Clayton yellow yellow 12.2 13.2 amber