What color is #012253?

#012253 is a very dark, vivid azure known as Subnautical. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Subnautical?

The RGB value is 1, 34, 83: 1 red, 34 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Subnautical?

The complementary color is #533201, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #012253?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Subnautical color: hex code #012253

#012253 rgb(1, 34, 83)

Shades of blue

Subnautical has the hex code #012253. It is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 13.3% green and 32.5% blue (1, 34, 83).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 98% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 99% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.5:1).

Subnautical (#012253) color codes

HEX	`#012253`
RGB	`rgb(1, 34, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 13.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 98%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 99%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(99%, 59%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.26, 10.88, -33.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.26, 34.76, 288.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.145, 1.775, 8.411)`
Decimal	`74323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Subnautical, 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 #012253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#012253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #012253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #012253; }
.text { color: #012253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #012253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 34 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #012253, #090153); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #012253 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #012253?: #012253 is a very dark, vivid azure known as Subnautical. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Subnautical?: The RGB value is 1, 34, 83: 1 red, 34 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Subnautical?: The complementary color is #533201, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #012253?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.