#C12524#C12524

#C12524 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.192 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C12524
RGB	rgb(193, 37, 36)
HSL	hsl(0, 69%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 81%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.8%, 81.3%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.45, 59.54, 40.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.45, 72.20, 34.46°)
OKLab	oklab(52.69% 0.1704 0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(52.69% 0.192 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.9752, 12.7917, 2.9281)
Luminance	0.1279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C12524 #24C0C1

analogous

#C12472 #C12524 #C17324

triadic

#C12524 #24C125 #2524C1

tetradic

#C12524 #72C124 #24C0C1 #7324C1

square

#C12524 #72C124 #24C0C1 #7324C1

split-complementary

#C12524 #24C173 #2472C1

monochromatic

#5A1111 #8D1B1A #C12524 #DC4746 #E67A79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#C12524 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#C12524 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C12524

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C12524	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C12524	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)

#584F21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E701C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c12524;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 37, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.192 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de6f60',
    500: '#c12524',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c12524;
$custom-light: #de6f60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c12524",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 193,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.382,
    "s": 68.559,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52687,
    "c": 0.19153,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12788
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C12524

secondary

#73CDCE

accent

#EAEB3C

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDE9

border

#D6C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C12524

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

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