What color is #00122E?

#00122E is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00122E?

The RGB value is 0, 18, 46: 0 red, 18 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00122E?

The complementary color is #2E1C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00122E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00122E color

#00122E rgb(0, 18, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #00122E is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 7.1% green and 18% blue (0, 18, 46).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Squid’s Ink (#041330), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.65:1).

#00122E color codes

HEX	`#00122E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 18, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 7.1%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 100%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 61%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.69, 4.53, -20.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.69, 21.19, 282.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.709, 0.63, 2.668)`
Decimal	`4654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00122E, 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 #00122E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00122E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.65:1	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 #00122E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00122e; }
.text { color: #00122e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00122e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 18 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00122e, #05002e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #00122E?: #00122E is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00122E?: The RGB value is 0, 18, 46: 0 red, 18 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00122E?: The complementary color is #2E1C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00122E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.