What color is #001243?

#001243 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 #001243?

The RGB value is 0, 18, 67: 0 red, 18 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001243?

The complementary color is #433100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001243?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001243 color

#001243 rgb(0, 18, 67)

Shades of black

The hex color #001243 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 7.1% green and 26.3% blue (0, 18, 67).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Storm (#000B44), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.99:1).

#001243 color codes

HEX	`#001243`
RGB	`rgb(0, 18, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 7.1%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 100%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 73%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.57, 15.78, -32.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.57, 36.47, 295.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.229, 0.838, 5.406)`
Decimal	`4675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001243, 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 #001243	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001243 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #001243 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001243; }
.text { color: #001243; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001243; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 18 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001243, #0f0043); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #001243?: #001243 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 #001243?: The RGB value is 0, 18, 67: 0 red, 18 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001243?: The complementary color is #433100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001243?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.