Colour
#CC0402
- #CC0402
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#CC0402 is a red with RGB values 204, 4, 2 and HSL 1°, 98%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#CC0402#CC0402
HEX#CC0402
RGBrgb(204, 4, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.0157, 0.0078
RGB percentages80%, 1.6%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(0.6, 98.1%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0.6, 99%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 98%, 99%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,370,370
CSS custom property--colour: #CC0402;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#33FBFD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#02CACC
Analogous#CC0265, #CC6902
Triadic#02CC04, #0402CC
Split complementary#02CC69, #0265CC
Tetradic#65CC02, #02CACC, #6902CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R204
G4
B2
Red204 (80%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue0.59°
Saturation (HSL)98.06%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 04 · B 02
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