Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#0C0402

  • #0C0402
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#0C0402 is a red with RGB values 12, 4, 2 and HSL 12°, 71%, 3%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#0C0402#0C0402
HEX#0C0402
RGBrgb(12, 4, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.0471, 0.0157, 0.0078
RGB percentages4.7%, 1.6%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(12, 71.4%, 2.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12, 83.3%, 4.7%)
CMYK0%, 66.7%, 83.3%, 95.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer787,458
CSS custom property--colour: #0C0402;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness7.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.31:1
Contrast with white20.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#060606
Inverted#F3FBFD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#060502no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#070602no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0E0303no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text20.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 2.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.1Dim grey · ΔE 42.9Gray · ΔE 52.1Slate grey · ΔE 52.9Dark olivegreen · ΔE 54.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 2.83, a close match
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#020A0C
Analogous#0C0205, #0C0902
Triadic#020C04, #04020C
Split complementary#020C09, #02050C
Tetradic#050C02, #020A0C, #09020C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BB3E1F
Lighter +30%#8F3018
Lighter +20%#632111
Lighter +10%#381309
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0E0300
Less saturated −25%#0A0504

Channel breakdown

R12
G4
B2
Red12 (4.7%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue12°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness2.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 0C · G 04 · B 02

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “0c0402” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.