#C12A23#C12A23

#C12A23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.188 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C12A23
RGB	rgb(193, 42, 35)
HSL	hsl(3, 69%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(3, 82%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 81.9%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.94, 58.09, 41.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.94, 71.61, 35.78°)
OKLab	oklab(53.05% 0.1657 0.0893)
OKLCH	oklch(53.05% 0.188 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.1265, 13.1185, 2.9042)
Luminance	0.1311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C12A23 #23BAC1

analogous

#C1236B #C12A23 #C17923

triadic

#C12A23 #23C12A #2A23C1

tetradic

#C12A23 #6BC123 #23BAC1 #7923C1

square

#C12A23 #6BC123 #23BAC1 #7923C1

split-complementary

#C12A23 #23C179 #236BC1

monochromatic

#591310 #8D1F1A #C12A23 #DD4B44 #E67D78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#C12A23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#C12A23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C12A23

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C12A23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C12A23	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5020

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F711B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D5002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c12a23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 42, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.188 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de715f',
    500: '#c12a23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c12a23;
$custom-light: #de715f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c12a23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 193,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.658,
    "s": 69.298,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53051,
    "c": 0.18821,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C12A23

secondary

#72CACE

accent

#E4EC3C

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDE9

border

#D6C8C5

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C12A23

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

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