#C12527#C12527

#C12527 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.191 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C12527
RGB	rgb(193, 37, 39)
HSL	hsl(359, 68%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(359, 81%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.8%, 79.8%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.48, 59.63, 39.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.48, 71.38, 33.34°)
OKLab	oklab(52.72% 0.1713 0.0849)
OKLCH	oklch(52.72% 0.191 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.0229, 12.8108, 3.1796)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C12527 #25C1BF

analogous

#C12575 #C12527 #C17125

triadic

#C12527 #27C125 #2527C1

tetradic

#C12527 #75C125 #25C1BF #7125C1

square

#C12527 #75C125 #25C1BF #7125C1

split-complementary

#C12527 #25C171 #2575C1

monochromatic

#5A1112 #8E1B1D #C12527 #DC4749 #E67B7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#C12527 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#C12527 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C12527

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C12527	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C12527	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)

#584F25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7020

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c12527;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 37, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.191 26.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de6f62',
    500: '#c12527',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c12527;
$custom-light: #de6f62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c12527",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 193,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.231,
    "s": 67.826,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52718,
    "c": 0.1912,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C12527

secondary

#74CECC

accent

#EBE83D

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C12527

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

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