What color is #001529?

#001529 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Oxford by Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001529?

The RGB value is 0, 21, 41: 0 red, 21 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001529?

The complementary color is #291400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001529?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001529 color

#001529 rgb(0, 21, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #001529 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 8.2% green and 16.1% blue (0, 21, 41).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Oxford by Night (#001B2E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.43:1).

#001529 color codes

HEX	`#001529`
RGB	`rgb(0, 21, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 8.2%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 100%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 49%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.29, 0.26, -16.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.29, 16.02, 270.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.668, 0.696, 2.197)`
Decimal	`5417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001529, 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 #001529	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001529 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #001529 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001529; }
.text { color: #001529; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001529; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 21 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001529, #000129); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #001529?: #001529 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Oxford by Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001529?: The RGB value is 0, 21, 41: 0 red, 21 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001529?: The complementary color is #291400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001529?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.