What color is #001199?

#001199 is a dark, vivid blue known as Space Exploration. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Space Exploration?

The RGB value is 0, 17, 153: 0 red, 17 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Space Exploration?

The complementary color is #998800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001199?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Space Exploration color: hex code #001199

#001199 rgb(0, 17, 153)

Shades of blue

Space Exploration has the hex code #001199. It is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 6.7% green and 60% blue (0, 17, 153).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 89% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

Space Exploration (#001199) color codes

HEX	`#001199`
RGB	`rgb(0, 17, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 6.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 89%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.8, 48.51, -70.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.8, 85.69, 304.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.948, 2.7, 30.338)`
Decimal	`4505`
Short hex	`#019`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Space Exploration, 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 #001199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #001199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001199; }
.text { color: #001199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 17 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001199, #3c0099); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #001199 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #001199?: #001199 is a dark, vivid blue known as Space Exploration. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Space Exploration?: The RGB value is 0, 17, 153: 0 red, 17 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Space Exploration?: The complementary color is #998800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001199?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.