Close to Red
#FF020C
#FF020C is a mid-tone, vivid red, close to the color Red. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 0.8% green, and 4.7% blue. Its hue is 358°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FF020C.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
3.99:1 AA LargeBlack text on this color
5.27:1 AAThis color as text on white
3.99:1 AA LargeThis color as text on black
5.27:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FF020C as they’d see it.
#FF020C in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #FF020C
What color is #FF020C?
#FF020C is a mid-tone, vivid red, close to the color Red. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 0.8% green, and 4.7% blue. Its hue is 358°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FF020C in RGB?
#FF020C is rgb(255, 2, 12): 255 red, 2 green, and 12 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FF020C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 99, 95, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FF020C?
PANTONE 172 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FF020C?
Its complement #188E88 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.