What color is #00144B?

#00144B 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 #00144B?

The RGB value is 0, 20, 75: 0 red, 20 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00144B?

The complementary color is #4B3700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00144B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00144B color

#00144B rgb(0, 20, 75)

Shades of black

The hex color #00144B is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 7.8% green and 29.4% blue (0, 20, 75).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Storm (#000B44), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.48:1).

#00144B color codes

HEX	`#00144B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 20, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 7.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 100%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 73%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.06, 17.95, -36.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.06, 40.25, 296.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.52, 1.008, 6.77)`
Decimal	`5195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00144B, 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 #00144B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00144B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #00144B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00144b; }
.text { color: #00144b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00144b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 20 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00144b, #12004b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #00144B?: #00144B 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 #00144B?: The RGB value is 0, 20, 75: 0 red, 20 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00144B?: The complementary color is #4B3700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00144B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.