What color is #00042B?

#00042B is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Illicit Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00042B?

The RGB value is 0, 4, 43: 0 red, 4 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00042B?

The complementary color is #2B2700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00042B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00042B color

#00042B rgb(0, 4, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #00042B is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 1.6% green and 16.9% blue (0, 4, 43).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 91% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Illicit Darkness (#00022E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.96:1).

#00042B color codes

HEX	`#00042B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 4, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 1.6%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 100%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 91%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.36, 9.47, -23.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.36, 25.53, 291.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.479, 0.261, 2.31)`
Decimal	`1067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00042B, 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 #00042B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00042B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	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 #00042B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00042b; }
.text { color: #00042b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00042b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 4 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00042b, #12002b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #00042B?: #00042B is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Illicit Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00042B?: The RGB value is 0, 4, 43: 0 red, 4 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00042B?: The complementary color is #2B2700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00042B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.