What color is #00005F?

#00005F is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Alone in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00005F?

The RGB value is 0, 0, 95: 0 red, 0 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00005F?

The complementary color is #5F5F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00005F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00005F color

#00005F rgb(0, 0, 95)

Shades of black

The hex color #00005F is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 0% green and 37.3% blue (0, 0, 95).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Alone in the Dark (#000066), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.02:1).

#00005F color codes

HEX	`#00005F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 0, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 0%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 100%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.46, 38.39, -52.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.46, 64.91, 306.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.065, 0.826, 10.875)`
Decimal	`95`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00005F, 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 #00005F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00005F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #00005F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00005f; }
.text { color: #00005f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00005f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 0 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00005f, #30005f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Navy Blue.

Questions

What color is #00005F?: #00005F is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Alone in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00005F?: The RGB value is 0, 0, 95: 0 red, 0 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00005F?: The complementary color is #5F5F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00005F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.