What color is #000066?

#000066 is a dark, vivid blue known as Alone in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Alone in the Dark?

The RGB value is 0, 0, 102: 0 red, 0 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Alone in the Dark?

The complementary color is #666600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #000066?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Alone in the Dark color: hex code #000066

#000066 rgb(0, 0, 102)

Shades of black

Alone in the Dark has the hex code #000066. It is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 0% green and 40% blue (0, 0, 102).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.62:1).

Alone in the Dark (#000066) color codes

HEX	`#000066`
RGB	`rgb(0, 0, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 0%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.64, 40.41, -55.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.64, 68.28, 306.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.397, 0.959, 12.627)`
Decimal	`102`
Short hex	`#006`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Alone in the Dark, 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 #000066	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#000066 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #000066 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #000066; }
.text { color: #000066; }
.border { border: 2px solid #000066; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 0 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #000066, #330066); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #000066 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #000066?: #000066 is a dark, vivid blue known as Alone in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Alone in the Dark?: The RGB value is 0, 0, 102: 0 red, 0 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Alone in the Dark?: The complementary color is #666600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #000066?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.