#C12424#C12424

#C12424 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.192 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C12424
RGB	rgb(193, 36, 36)
HSL	hsl(0, 69%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 81%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.3%, 81.3%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.35, 59.80, 40.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.35, 72.37, 34.28°)
OKLab	oklab(52.62% 0.1713 0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(52.62% 0.192 27)
XYZ	xyz(22.9445, 12.7303, 2.9178)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C12424 #24C1C1

analogous

#C12473 #C12424 #C17324

triadic

#C12424 #24C124 #2424C1

tetradic

#C12424 #73C124 #24C1C1 #7324C1

square

#C12424 #73C124 #24C1C1 #7324C1

split-complementary

#C12424 #24C173 #2473C1

monochromatic

#5A1111 #8D1A1A #C12424 #DC4646 #E67979

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#C12424 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#C12424 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C12424

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C12424	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C12424	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574E22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E701C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c12424;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 36, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.192 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de6f60',
    500: '#c12424',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c12424;
$custom-light: #de6f60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c12424",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 193,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 68.559,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52618,
    "c": 0.19218,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.12727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C12424

secondary

#73CECE

accent

#EBEB3C

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDE9

border

#D6C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C12424

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

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