What color is #052462?

#052462 is a dark, vivid blue known as Black Sea Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Black Sea Night?

The RGB value is 5, 36, 98: 5 red, 36 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Black Sea Night?

The complementary color is #624305, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #052462?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Black Sea Night color: hex code #052462

#052462 rgb(5, 36, 98)

Shades of blue

Black Sea Night has the hex code #052462. It is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2% red, 14.1% green and 38.4% blue (5, 36, 98).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 90% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 95% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.63:1).

Black Sea Night (#052462) color codes

HEX	`#052462`
RGB	`rgb(5, 36, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2%, 14.1%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 90%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 95%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(95%, 63%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.38, 16.61, -39.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.38, 42.92, 292.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.897, 2.175, 11.82)`
Decimal	`336994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Black Sea Night, 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 #052462	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#052462 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #052462 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #052462; }
.text { color: #052462; }
.border { border: 2px solid #052462; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(5 36 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #052462, #150562); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

See #052462 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #052462?: #052462 is a dark, vivid blue known as Black Sea Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Black Sea Night?: The RGB value is 5, 36, 98: 5 red, 36 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Black Sea Night?: The complementary color is #624305, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #052462?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.