What color is #000730?

#000730 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 #000730?

The RGB value is 0, 7, 48: 0 red, 7 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #000730?

The complementary color is #302900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #000730?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#000730 color

#000730 rgb(0, 7, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #000730 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 2.7% green and 18.8% blue (0, 7, 48).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 85% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Illicit Darkness (#00022E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.57:1).

#000730 color codes

HEX	`#000730`
RGB	`rgb(0, 7, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 2.7%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 100%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 85%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.3, 10.74, -26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.3, 28.13, 292.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.609, 0.365, 2.834)`
Decimal	`1840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #000730, 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 #000730	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#000730 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #000730 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #000730; }
.text { color: #000730; }
.border { border: 2px solid #000730; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 7 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #000730, #110030); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #000730?: #000730 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 #000730?: The RGB value is 0, 7, 48: 0 red, 7 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #000730?: The complementary color is #302900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #000730?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.