What color is #000B29?

#000B29 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #000B29?

The RGB value is 0, 11, 41: 0 red, 11 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #000B29?

The complementary color is #291E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #000B29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#000B29 color

#000B29 rgb(0, 11, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #000B29 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 4.3% green and 16.1% blue (0, 11, 41).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Squid’s Ink (#041330), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.45:1).

#000B29 color codes

HEX	`#000B29`
RGB	`rgb(0, 11, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 4.3%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 100%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 73%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.61, 5.74, -20.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.61, 21.03, 285.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.52, 0.399, 2.147)`
Decimal	`2857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #000B29, 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 #000B29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#000B29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #000B29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #000b29; }
.text { color: #000b29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #000b29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 11 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #000b29, #090029); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #000B29?: #000B29 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #000B29?: The RGB value is 0, 11, 41: 0 red, 11 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #000B29?: The complementary color is #291E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #000B29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.