What color is #000435?

#000435 is a very dark, vivid blue known as Oblivion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Oblivion?

The RGB value is 0, 4, 53: 0 red, 4 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Oblivion?

The complementary color is #353100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #000435?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Oblivion color: hex code #000435

#000435 rgb(0, 4, 53)

Shades of black

Oblivion has the hex code #000435. It is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 1.6% green and 20.8% blue (0, 4, 53).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 92% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.65:1).

Oblivion (#000435) color codes

HEX	`#000435`
RGB	`rgb(0, 4, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 1.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 100%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 92%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.11, 14.71, -30.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.11, 33.43, 296.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.686, 0.344, 3.398)`
Decimal	`1077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Oblivion, 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 #000435	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#000435 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #000435 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #000435; }
.text { color: #000435; }
.border { border: 2px solid #000435; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 4 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #000435, #170035); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

See #000435 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #000435?: #000435 is a very dark, vivid blue known as Oblivion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Oblivion?: The RGB value is 0, 4, 53: 0 red, 4 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Oblivion?: The complementary color is #353100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #000435?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.