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#C12101 Color

#C12101 is rgb(193, 33, 1) in RGB, hsl(10, 99%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 83%, 99%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lemon Iced Tea (#BD3000), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C12101
HEX#C12101
RGBrgb(193, 33, 1)
HSLhsl(10, 99%, 38%)
HSVhsv(10, 99%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 83%, 99%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(52.2% 0.197 32)
LABlab(42.70% 60.82 56.66)
LCHlch(42.70% 83.12 42.97)

What #C12101 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 #C12101, 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.

#C12101 Channel Values

How #C12101 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 33 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 99% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 99% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 83% · Y 99% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.03:1 vs white · 3.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C12101 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 text6.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C12101 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C12101

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C12101; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #C12101

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 #C12101.

How #C12101 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#C12101
Protanopia#5B5B00
Protanomaly#8F4A00
Deuteranopia#787800
Deuteranomaly#9A6000
Tritanopia#C11E1E
Tritanomaly#C12016
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C12101 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c12101: #C12101;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C12101;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c12101': '#C12101' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.129, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_c12101">#C12101</color>
SVG fillfill="#C12101"

More Red Colors

#C12101 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C12101 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C12101?

#C12101 is a dark red — rgb(193, 33, 1) in RGB and hsl(10, 99%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lemon Iced Tea (#BD3000), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #C12101?

#C12101 is rgb(193, 33, 1) — red 193, green 33, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C12101?

#C12101 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 83%, 99%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C12101 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #C12101 scores 6.03:1 against white and 3.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C12101 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C12101 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 18.2, which is visibly different.

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