What color is #001227?

#001227 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001227?

The RGB value is 0, 18, 39: 0 red, 18 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001227?

The complementary color is #271500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001227?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001227 color

#001227 rgb(0, 18, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #001227 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 7.1% green and 15.3% blue (0, 18, 39).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Trapped Darkness (#0E1D32), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.82:1).

#001227 color codes

HEX	`#001227`
RGB	`rgb(0, 18, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 7.1%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 100%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 54%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.23, 1.31, -16.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.23, 16.22, 274.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.582, 0.579, 2)`
Decimal	`4647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001227, 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 #001227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001227 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #001227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001227; }
.text { color: #001227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 18 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001227, #010027); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #001227?: #001227 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001227?: The RGB value is 0, 18, 39: 0 red, 18 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001227?: The complementary color is #271500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001227?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.