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#C1200B Color

#C1200B is rgb(193, 32, 11) in RGB, hsl(7, 89%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 83%, 94%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is International Orange (Engineering) (#BA160C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C1200B
HEX#C1200B
RGBrgb(193, 32, 11)
HSLhsl(7, 89%, 40%)
HSVhsv(7, 94%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 83%, 94%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(52.2% 0.197 30.9)
LABlab(42.64% 61.12 53.38)
LCHlch(42.64% 81.14 41.13)

What #C1200B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C1200B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#C1200B Channel Values

How #C1200B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 193 · G 32 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 7° · S 89% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 7° · S 94% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 83% · Y 94% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.04:1 vs white · 3.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C1200B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C1200B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C1200B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C1200B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #C1200B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C1200B.

How #C1200B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C1200B
Protanopia#5A5A03
Protanomaly#8F4906
Deuteranopia#777700
Deuteranomaly#9A6000
Tritanopia#C11E1E
Tritanomaly#C11F18
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C1200B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c1200b: #C1200B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C1200B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c1200b': '#C1200B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.125, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_c1200b">#C1200B</color>
SVG fillfill="#C1200B"

More Red Colors

#C1200B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C1200B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C1200B?

#C1200B is a mid-tone red — rgb(193, 32, 11) in RGB and hsl(7, 89%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is International Orange (Engineering) (#BA160C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.23.

What is the RGB value of #C1200B?

#C1200B is rgb(193, 32, 11) — red 193, green 32, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C1200B?

#C1200B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 83%, 94%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C1200B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C1200B scores 6.04:1 against white and 3.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C1200B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C1200B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is firebrick (#B22222) at a CIE76 distance of 15.16, which is visibly different.

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