#C12F42#C12F42
#C12F42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.181 H 19.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C12F42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 47, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 61%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 76%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.6%, 65.8%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.90, 57.83, 24.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.90, 62.97, 23.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.89% 0.1715 0.0591) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.89% 0.181 19) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9948, 13.7674, 6.5471) |
| Luminance | 0.1376 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 1.98
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.79
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.93
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.22
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.37
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C12F42 #2FC1AE
analogous
#C12F8B #C12F42 #C1652F
triadic
#C12F42 #42C12F #2F42C1
tetradic
#C12F42 #8BC12F #2FC1AE #652FC1
square
#C12F42 #8BC12F #2FC1AE #652FC1
split-complementary
#C12F42 #2FC165 #2F8BC1
monochromatic
#5F1720 #902331 #C12F42 #D65768 #E28894
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.60
#C12F42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.75
#C12F42 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C12F42
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C12F42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C12F42 | 1.00 | 5.60 | 3.75 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#595442
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E733E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D40037
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c12f42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 47, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.181 19.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc7476',
500: '#c12f42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c12f42; $custom-light: #dc7476; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c12f42",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 47,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.192,
"s": 60.833,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53889,
"c": 0.18136,
"h": 19
},
"luminance": 0.13764
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C12F42
secondary
#80CCC2
accent
#E4CF44
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEDED
border
#D5C8C8
text
#160908
muted
#847B7B