#C12727#C12727

#C12727 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.190 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C12727
RGB	rgb(193, 39, 39)
HSL	hsl(0, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 80%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.8%, 79.8%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.67, 59.08, 39.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.67, 71.03, 33.72°)
OKLab	oklab(52.86% 0.1696 0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(52.86% 0.19 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.0869, 12.9387, 3.2009)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C12727 #27C1C1

analogous

#C12774 #C12727 #C17427

triadic

#C12727 #27C127 #2727C1

tetradic

#C12727 #74C127 #27C1C1 #7427C1

square

#C12727 #74C127 #27C1C1 #7427C1

split-complementary

#C12727 #27C174 #2774C1

monochromatic

#5B1212 #8E1D1D #C12727 #DB4B4B #E57E7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#C12727 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#C12727 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C12727

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C12727	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C12727	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584F25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7120

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D5002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c12727;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 39, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.190 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7062',
    500: '#c12727',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c12727;
$custom-light: #de7062;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c12727",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 193,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 66.379,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52862,
    "c": 0.18984,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C12727

secondary

#77CDCD

accent

#E9E93E

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C12727

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

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