#C12523#C12523

#C12523 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.192 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C12523
RGB	rgb(193, 37, 35)
HSL	hsl(1, 69%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(1, 82%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.8%, 81.9%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.44, 59.51, 41.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.44, 72.48, 34.82°)
OKLab	oklab(52.68% 0.1702 0.0882)
OKLCH	oklch(52.68% 0.192 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.9601, 12.7857, 2.8488)
Luminance	0.1278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C12523 #23BFC1

analogous

#C12370 #C12523 #C17423

triadic

#C12523 #23C125 #2523C1

tetradic

#C12523 #70C123 #23BFC1 #7423C1

square

#C12523 #70C123 #23BFC1 #7423C1

split-complementary

#C12523 #23C174 #2370C1

monochromatic

#591110 #8D1B1A #C12523 #DD4644 #E67978

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#C12523 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#C12523 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C12523

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C12523	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C12523	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584F20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E701B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c12523;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 37, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.192 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de6f5f',
    500: '#c12523',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c12523;
$custom-light: #de6f5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c12523",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 193,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.759,
    "s": 69.298,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52677,
    "c": 0.19164,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C12523

secondary

#72CDCE

accent

#EAEC3C

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDE9

border

#D6C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C12523

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

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