What color is #000B44?

#000B44 is a very dark, vivid blue known as Storm. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Storm?

The RGB value is 0, 11, 68: 0 red, 11 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Storm?

The complementary color is #443900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #000B44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Storm color: hex code #000B44

#000B44 rgb(0, 11, 68)

Shades of black

Storm has the hex code #000B44. It is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 4.3% green and 26.7% blue (0, 11, 68).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 84% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.56:1).

Storm (#000B44) color codes

HEX	`#000B44`
RGB	`rgb(0, 11, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 4.3%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 84%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.93, 20.68, -36.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.93, 41.75, 299.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.163, 0.657, 5.533)`
Decimal	`2884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Storm, 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 #000B44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#000B44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #000B44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #000b44; }
.text { color: #000b44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #000b44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 11 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #000b44, #170044); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

See #000B44 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #000B44?: #000B44 is a very dark, vivid blue known as Storm. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Storm?: The RGB value is 0, 11, 68: 0 red, 11 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Storm?: The complementary color is #443900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #000B44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.