What color is #00052D?

#00052D 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 #00052D?

The RGB value is 0, 5, 45: 0 red, 5 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00052D?

The complementary color is #2D2800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00052D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00052D color

#00052D rgb(0, 5, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #00052D is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 2% green and 17.6% blue (0, 5, 45).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 89% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Illicit Darkness (#00022E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.82:1).

#00052D color codes

HEX	`#00052D`
RGB	`rgb(0, 5, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 2%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 100%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 89%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.69, 10.02, -24.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.69, 26.66, 292.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.528, 0.298, 2.512)`
Decimal	`1325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00052D, 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 #00052D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00052D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.82:1	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 #00052D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00052d; }
.text { color: #00052d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00052d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 5 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00052d, #12002d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #00052D?: #00052D 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 #00052D?: The RGB value is 0, 5, 45: 0 red, 5 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00052D?: The complementary color is #2D2800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00052D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.