What color is #00133B?

#00133B is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00133B?

The RGB value is 0, 19, 59: 0 red, 19 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00133B?

The complementary color is #3B2800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00133B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00133B color

#00133B rgb(0, 19, 59)

Shades of black

The hex color #00133B is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 7.5% green and 23.1% blue (0, 19, 59).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Infinite Night (#071037), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.16:1).

#00133B color codes

HEX	`#00133B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 19, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 7.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 100%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 100%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 68%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.06, 10.97, -28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.06, 30.07, 291.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.022, 0.781, 4.234)`
Decimal	`4923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00133B, 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 #00133B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00133B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #00133B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00133b; }
.text { color: #00133b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00133b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 19 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00133b, #0b003b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #00133B?: #00133B is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00133B?: The RGB value is 0, 19, 59: 0 red, 19 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00133B?: The complementary color is #3B2800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00133B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.