#C12423#C12423

#C12423 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.192 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C12423
RGB	rgb(193, 36, 35)
HSL	hsl(0, 69%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 82%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.3%, 81.9%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.34, 59.77, 41.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.34, 72.65, 34.64°)
OKLab	oklab(52.61% 0.171 0.088)
OKLCH	oklch(52.61% 0.192 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.9294, 12.7243, 2.8385)
Luminance	0.1272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C12423 #23C0C1

analogous

#C12371 #C12423 #C17323

triadic

#C12423 #23C124 #2423C1

tetradic

#C12423 #71C123 #23C0C1 #7323C1

square

#C12423 #71C123 #23C0C1 #7323C1

split-complementary

#C12423 #23C173 #2371C1

monochromatic

#591110 #8D1A1A #C12423 #DD4544 #E67978

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#C12423 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#C12423 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C12423

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C12423	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C12423	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574E20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E701B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c12423;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 36, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.192 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de6f5f',
    500: '#c12423',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c12423;
$custom-light: #de6f5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c12423",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 193,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.38,
    "s": 69.298,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52608,
    "c": 0.19228,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C12423

secondary

#72CDCE

accent

#EBEC3C

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDE9

border

#D6C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C12423

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

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