What color is #00003A?

#00003A is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Storm. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00003A?

The RGB value is 0, 0, 58: 0 red, 0 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00003A?

The complementary color is #3A3A00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00003A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00003A color

#00003A rgb(0, 0, 58)

Shades of black

The hex color #00003A is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 0% green and 22.7% blue (0, 0, 58).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Storm (#000B44), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.79:1).

#00003A color codes

HEX	`#00003A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 0, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 0%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 100%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.76, 19.38, -34.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.76, 39.36, 299.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.763, 0.305, 4.021)`
Decimal	`58`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00003A, 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 #00003A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00003A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #00003A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00003a; }
.text { color: #00003a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00003a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 0 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00003a, #1d003a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #00003A?: #00003A is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Storm. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00003A?: The RGB value is 0, 0, 58: 0 red, 0 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00003A?: The complementary color is #3A3A00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00003A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.