#C12427#C12427

#C12427 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.192 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C12427
RGB	rgb(193, 36, 39)
HSL	hsl(359, 69%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(359, 81%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.3%, 79.8%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.38, 59.89, 39.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.38, 71.55, 33.16°)
OKLab	oklab(52.65% 0.1722 0.0847)
OKLCH	oklch(52.65% 0.192 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.9922, 12.7494, 3.1693)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C12427 #24C1BE

analogous

#C12475 #C12427 #C17024

triadic

#C12427 #27C124 #2427C1

tetradic

#C12427 #75C124 #24C1BE #7024C1

square

#C12427 #75C124 #24C1BE #7024C1

split-complementary

#C12427 #24C170 #2475C1

monochromatic

#5A1112 #8D1A1D #C12427 #DC4649 #E6797B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#C12427 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#C12427 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C12427

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C12427	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C12427	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)

#574E25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7020

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c12427;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 36, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.192 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de6f62',
    500: '#c12427',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c12427;
$custom-light: #de6f62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c12427",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 193,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.854,
    "s": 68.559,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52648,
    "c": 0.19185,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C12427

secondary

#73CECC

accent

#EBE83C

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C12427

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

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