#C12823#C12823

#C12823 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.190 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C12823
RGB	rgb(193, 40, 35)
HSL	hsl(2, 69%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 82%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 81.9%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.73, 58.68, 41.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.73, 71.96, 35.38°)
OKLab	oklab(52.9% 0.1675 0.0888)
OKLCH	oklch(52.9% 0.19 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.0573, 12.9801, 2.8812)
Luminance	0.1298 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C12823 #23BCC1

analogous

#C1236D #C12823 #C17723

triadic

#C12823 #23C128 #2823C1

tetradic

#C12823 #6DC123 #23BCC1 #7723C1

square

#C12823 #6DC123 #23BCC1 #7723C1

split-complementary

#C12823 #23C177 #236DC1

monochromatic

#591310 #8D1D1A #C12823 #DD4944 #E67B78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#C12823 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#C12823 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C12823

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C12823	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C12823	1.00	5.84	3.60	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595020

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E711B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c12823;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 40, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.190 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de715f',
    500: '#c12823',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c12823;
$custom-light: #de715f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c12823",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 193,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.899,
    "s": 69.298,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52896,
    "c": 0.18962,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C12823

secondary

#72CBCE

accent

#E7EC3C

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDE9

border

#D6C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C12823

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

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