What color is #C02E4C?

#C02E4C is a moderate red known as Bleeding Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bleeding Heart?

The RGB value is 192, 46, 76: 192 red, 46 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bleeding Heart?

The complementary color is #2EC0A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C02E4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bleeding Heart color: hex code #C02E4C

#C02E4C rgb(192, 46, 76)

Shades of red

Bleeding Heart has the hex code #C02E4C. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 18% green and 29.8% blue (192, 46, 76).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 61% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 60% yellow and 25% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

Bleeding Heart (#C02E4C) color codes

HEX	`#C02E4C`
RGB	`rgb(192, 46, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 18%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 61%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 76%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 60%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.78, 58.46, 18.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.78, 61.34, 17.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.022, 13.686, 8.213)`
Decimal	`12594764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bleeding Heart, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C02E4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C02E4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C02E4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c02e4c; }
.text { color: #c02e4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c02e4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 46 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c02e4c, #c0592e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

See #C02E4C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C02E4C?: #C02E4C is a moderate red known as Bleeding Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bleeding Heart?: The RGB value is 192, 46, 76: 192 red, 46 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bleeding Heart?: The complementary color is #2EC0A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C02E4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.