What color is #001135?

#001135 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 #001135?

The RGB value is 0, 17, 53: 0 red, 17 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001135?

The complementary color is #352400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001135?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001135 color

#001135 rgb(0, 17, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #001135 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 6.7% green and 20.8% blue (0, 17, 53).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Squid’s Ink (#041330), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.56:1).

#001135 color codes

HEX	`#001135`
RGB	`rgb(0, 17, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 6.7%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 100%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 68%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.94, 8.91, -25.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.94, 26.97, 289.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.843, 0.658, 3.45)`
Decimal	`4405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001135, 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 #001135	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001135 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.56:1	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 #001135 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001135; }
.text { color: #001135; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001135; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 17 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001135, #0a0035); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #001135?: #001135 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 #001135?: The RGB value is 0, 17, 53: 0 red, 17 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001135?: The complementary color is #352400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001135?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.