#C12827#C12827

#C12827 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.189 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C12827
RGB	rgb(193, 40, 39)
HSL	hsl(0, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 80%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 79.8%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.77, 58.79, 39.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.77, 70.85, 33.92°)
OKLab	oklab(52.94% 0.1687 0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(52.94% 0.189 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.1201, 13.0053, 3.2120)
Luminance	0.1300 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C12827 #27C0C1

analogous

#C12773 #C12827 #C17527

triadic

#C12827 #27C128 #2827C1

tetradic

#C12827 #73C127 #27C0C1 #7527C1

square

#C12827 #73C127 #27C0C1 #7527C1

split-complementary

#C12827 #27C175 #2773C1

monochromatic

#5B1312 #8E1D1D #C12827 #DB4C4B #E57E7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#C12827 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#C12827 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C12827

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C12827	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C12827	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595025

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7120

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D5002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c12827;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 40, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.189 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7162',
    500: '#c12827',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c12827;
$custom-light: #de7162;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c12827",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 193,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.39,
    "s": 66.379,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52936,
    "c": 0.18915,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C12827

secondary

#77CDCD

accent

#E8E93E

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C12827

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

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