Color #020000

#020000 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(2, 0, 0) — 0.8% red, 0% green, 0% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 1 / 99. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#020000 presents itself as a intensely saturated warm red — one that keeps to the darkest edge of the palette. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Black (#000000). Slightly further away sit Nicalis Black (#080000) and Fashion Black (#060403).

The recipe behind #020000 is rgb(2, 0, 0), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #020000: 20.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.0:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:99) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #020000 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.