#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
RGBrgb(193, 37, 36)
HSLhsl(0, 69%, 45%)
HSVhsv(0, 81%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 80.8%, 81.3%, 24.3%)
CIE-LABlab(42.45, 59.54, 40.85)
CIE-LCHlch(42.45, 72.20, 34.46°)
OKLaboklab(52.69% 0.1704 0.0874)
OKLCHoklch(52.69% 0.192 27.1)
XYZxyz(22.9752, 12.7917, 2.9281)
Luminance0.1279 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

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
##C125241.005.903.565.90
#FFFFFF5.901.0021.001.00
#0000003.5621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.901.0021.001.00

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

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#C12524 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva