What color is #000A45?

#000A45 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Storm. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #000A45?

The RGB value is 0, 10, 69: 0 red, 10 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #000A45?

The complementary color is #453B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #000A45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#000A45 color

#000A45 rgb(0, 10, 69)

Shades of black

The hex color #000A45 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 3.9% green and 27.1% blue (0, 10, 69).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 86% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Storm (#000B44), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.59:1).

#000A45 color codes

HEX	`#000A45`
RGB	`rgb(0, 10, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 3.9%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 86%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.84, 21.71, -37.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.84, 43.01, 300.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.182, 0.647, 5.692)`
Decimal	`2629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #000A45, 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 #000A45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#000A45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #000A45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #000a45; }
.text { color: #000a45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #000a45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 10 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #000a45, #190045); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #000A45?: #000A45 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Storm. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #000A45?: The RGB value is 0, 10, 69: 0 red, 10 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #000A45?: The complementary color is #453B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #000A45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.