Recognised as Colour
#F02402
- #F02402
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#F02402 is a red with RGB values 240, 36, 2 and HSL 9°, 98%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.
Colour values
#F02402#F02402
HEX#F02402
RGBrgb(240, 36, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.1412, 0.0078
RGB percentages94.1%, 14.1%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(8.6, 98.3%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 99.2%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 85%, 99.2%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,737,858
CSS custom property--colour: #F02402;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#0FDBFD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#02CEF0
Analogous#F00257, #F09B02
Triadic#02F024, #2402F0
Split complementary#02F09B, #0257F0
Tetradic#57F002, #02CEF0, #9B02F0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R240
G36
B2
Red240 (94.1%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue8.57°
Saturation (HSL)98.35%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G 24 · B 02
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