What color is #00022E?

#00022E is a very dark, vivid blue known as Illicit Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Illicit Darkness?

The RGB value is 0, 2, 46: 0 red, 2 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Illicit Darkness?

The complementary color is #2E2C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00022E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Illicit Darkness color: hex code #00022E

#00022E rgb(0, 2, 46)

Shades of black

Illicit Darkness has the hex code #00022E. It is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 0.8% green and 18% blue (0, 2, 46).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 96% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.04:1).

Illicit Darkness (#00022E) color codes

HEX	`#00022E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 2, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 0.8%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 100%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 96%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.17, 11.72, -26.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.17, 28.78, 294.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.515, 0.241, 2.604)`
Decimal	`558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Illicit Darkness, 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 #00022E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00022E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	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 #00022E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00022e; }
.text { color: #00022e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00022e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 2 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00022e, #15002e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

See #00022E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #00022E?: #00022E is a very dark, vivid blue known as Illicit Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Illicit Darkness?: The RGB value is 0, 2, 46: 0 red, 2 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Illicit Darkness?: The complementary color is #2E2C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00022E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.