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#502402 Color

#502402 is rgb(80, 36, 2) in RGB, hsl(26, 95%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 98%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Seal Brown (#59260B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#502402
HEX#502402
RGBrgb(80, 36, 2)
HSLhsl(26, 95%, 16%)
HSVhsv(26, 98%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 98%, 69%)
OKLCHoklch(31.7% 0.079 52.3)
LABlab(20.26% 19.45 28.76)
LCHlch(20.26% 34.73 55.93)

What #502402 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #502402, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#502402 Channel Values

How #502402 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 80 · G 36 · B 28-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 95% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 98% · V 31%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 98% · K 69%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.17:1 vs white · 1.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #502402 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #502402

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #502402; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #502402

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #502402.

How #502402 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#502402
Protanopia#2F2F01
Protanomaly#3F2B01
Deuteranopia#373700
Deuteranomaly#423000
Tritanopia#512121
Tritanomaly#512219
Achromatopsia#303030

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #502402 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-502402: #502402;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #502402;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-502402': '#502402' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.314, green: 0.141, blue: 0.008)
Android XML<color name="color_502402">#502402</color>
SVG fillfill="#502402"

More Brown Colors

#502402 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#502402 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #502402?

#502402 is a darkest brown — rgb(80, 36, 2) in RGB and hsl(26, 95%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Seal Brown (#59260B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.99.

What is the RGB value of #502402?

#502402 is rgb(80, 36, 2) — red 80, green 36, and blue 2 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #502402?

#502402 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 98%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #502402 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #502402 scores 13.17:1 against white and 1.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #502402 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #502402 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 23.47, which is visibly different.

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