#C12322#C12322

#C12322 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.193 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C12322
RGB	rgb(193, 35, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 70%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 82%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.9%, 82.4%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.24, 60.00, 41.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.24, 73.09, 34.82°)
OKLab	oklab(52.53% 0.1715 0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(52.53% 0.193 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.8850, 12.6588, 2.7515)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C12322 #22C0C1

analogous

#C12271 #C12322 #C17222

triadic

#C12322 #22C123 #2322C1

tetradic

#C12322 #71C122 #22C0C1 #7222C1

square

#C12322 #71C122 #22C0C1 #7222C1

split-complementary

#C12322 #22C172 #2271C1

monochromatic

#591010 #8D1A19 #C12322 #DE4342 #E77776

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#C12322 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#C12322 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C12322

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C12322	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C12322	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574E1F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7019

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c12322;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 35, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.193 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de6f5f',
    500: '#c12322',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c12322;
$custom-light: #de6f5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c12322",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 193,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.377,
    "s": 70.044,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5253,
    "c": 0.19303,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C12322

secondary

#71CECE

accent

#ECED3B

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDE9

border

#D6C8C5

text

#170804

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C12322

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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