What color is #004477?

#004477 is a dark, vivid azure known as Mermaid Blues. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mermaid Blues?

The RGB value is 0, 68, 119: 0 red, 68 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mermaid Blues?

The complementary color is #773300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004477?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mermaid Blues color: hex code #004477

#004477 rgb(0, 68, 119)

Shades of blue

Mermaid Blues has the hex code #004477. It is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 26.7% green and 46.7% blue (0, 68, 119).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

Mermaid Blues (#004477) color codes

HEX	`#004477`
RGB	`rgb(0, 68, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 26.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 43%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.02, 2.42, -34.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.02, 34.4, 274.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.396, 5.465, 18.22)`
Decimal	`17527`
Short hex	`#047`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mermaid Blues, 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 #004477	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004477 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #004477 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004477; }
.text { color: #004477; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004477; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 68 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004477, #000877); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

See #004477 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #004477?: #004477 is a dark, vivid azure known as Mermaid Blues. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mermaid Blues?: The RGB value is 0, 68, 119: 0 red, 68 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mermaid Blues?: The complementary color is #773300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004477?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.