What color is #0065AC?

#0065AC is a dark, vivid azure known as Wing Commander. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wing Commander?

The RGB value is 0, 101, 172: 0 red, 101 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wing Commander?

The complementary color is #AC4700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0065AC?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wing Commander color: hex code #0065AC

#0065AC rgb(0, 101, 172)

Shades of blue

Wing Commander has the hex code #0065AC. It is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 39.6% green and 67.5% blue (0, 101, 172).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

Wing Commander (#0065AC) color codes

HEX	`#0065AC`
RGB	`rgb(0, 101, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 39.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 100%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 100%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 41%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.66, 2.95, -44.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.66, 44.81, 273.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.097, 12.284, 40.755)`
Decimal	`26028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wing Commander, 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 #0065AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#0065AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #0065AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0065ac; }
.text { color: #0065ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0065ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 101 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0065ac, #000fac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #0065AC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #0065AC?: #0065AC is a dark, vivid azure known as Wing Commander. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wing Commander?: The RGB value is 0, 101, 172: 0 red, 101 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wing Commander?: The complementary color is #AC4700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0065AC?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.