#C12927#C12927

#C12927 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.188 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C12927
RGB	rgb(193, 41, 39)
HSL	hsl(1, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(1, 80%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 79.8%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.87, 58.51, 39.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.87, 70.67, 34.12°)
OKLab	oklab(53.01% 0.1678 0.0858)
OKLCH	oklch(53.01% 0.188 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.1543, 13.0735, 3.2234)
Luminance	0.1307 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C12927 #27BFC1

analogous

#C12772 #C12927 #C17627

triadic

#C12927 #27C129 #2927C1

tetradic

#C12927 #72C127 #27BFC1 #7627C1

square

#C12927 #72C127 #27BFC1 #7627C1

split-complementary

#C12927 #27C176 #2772C1

monochromatic

#5B1312 #8E1E1D #C12927 #DB4D4B #E57F7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#C12927 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#C12927 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C12927

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C12927	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C12927	1.00	5.81	3.61	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595025

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7120

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D5002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c12927;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 41, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.188 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7162',
    500: '#c12927',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c12927;
$custom-light: #dd7162;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c12927",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 193,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.779,
    "s": 66.379,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53013,
    "c": 0.18844,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C12927

secondary

#77CCCD

accent

#E7E93E

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C12927

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

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