What color is #001B2E?

#001B2E is a very dark, vivid azure known as Oxford by Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Oxford by Night?

The RGB value is 0, 27, 46: 0 red, 27 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Oxford by Night?

The complementary color is #2E1300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001B2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Oxford by Night color: hex code #001B2E

#001B2E rgb(0, 27, 46)

Shades of black

Oxford by Night has the hex code #001B2E. It is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 10.6% green and 18% blue (0, 27, 46).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.56:1).

Oxford by Night (#001B2E) color codes

HEX	`#001B2E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 27, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 10.6%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 100%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 41%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.83, -1.85, -15.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.83, 15.81, 263.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.885, 0.981, 2.727)`
Decimal	`6958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Oxford by 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 #001B2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001B2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #001B2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001b2e; }
.text { color: #001b2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001b2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 27 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001b2e, #00042e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

See #001B2E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #001B2E?: #001B2E is a very dark, vivid azure known as Oxford by Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Oxford by Night?: The RGB value is 0, 27, 46: 0 red, 27 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Oxford by Night?: The complementary color is #2E1300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001B2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.