What color is #000424?

#000424 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #000424?

The RGB value is 0, 4, 36: 0 red, 4 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #000424?

The complementary color is #242000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #000424?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#000424 color

#000424 rgb(0, 4, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #000424 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 1.6% green and 14.1% blue (0, 4, 36).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 89% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Depths (#060929), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.14:1).

#000424 color codes

HEX	`#000424`
RGB	`rgb(0, 4, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 1.6%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 100%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 89%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.93, 6.48, -18.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.93, 20.05, 288.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.362, 0.214, 1.691)`
Decimal	`1060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #000424, 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 #000424	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#000424 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #000424 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #000424; }
.text { color: #000424; }
.border { border: 2px solid #000424; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 4 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #000424, #0e0024); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #000424?: #000424 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #000424?: The RGB value is 0, 4, 36: 0 red, 4 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #000424?: The complementary color is #242000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #000424?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.