What color is #0A3251?

#0A3251 is a very dark, moderate azure known as Beyond the Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Beyond the Stars?

The RGB value is 10, 50, 81: 10 red, 50 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Beyond the Stars?

The complementary color is #51290A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A3251?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Beyond the Stars color: hex code #0A3251

#0A3251 rgb(10, 50, 81)

Shades of blue

Beyond the Stars has the hex code #0A3251. It is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 19.6% green and 31.8% blue (10, 50, 81).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 78% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

Beyond the Stars (#0A3251) color codes

HEX	`#0A3251`
RGB	`rgb(10, 50, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 19.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 78%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 88%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 38%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.8, -0.8, -22.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.8, 22.77, 267.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.75, 2.939, 8.205)`
Decimal	`668241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Beyond the Stars, 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 #0A3251	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A3251 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #0A3251 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a3251; }
.text { color: #0a3251; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a3251; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 50 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a3251, #0a0f51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #0A3251 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #0A3251?: #0A3251 is a very dark, moderate azure known as Beyond the Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Beyond the Stars?: The RGB value is 10, 50, 81: 10 red, 50 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Beyond the Stars?: The complementary color is #51290A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A3251?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.