What color is #00154D?

#00154D is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Interstellar Blue. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00154D?

The RGB value is 0, 21, 77: 0 red, 21 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00154D?

The complementary color is #4D3800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00154D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00154D color

#00154D rgb(0, 21, 77)

Shades of black

The hex color #00154D is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 8.2% green and 30.2% blue (0, 21, 77).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Interstellar Blue (#001155), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.29:1).

#00154D color codes

HEX	`#00154D`
RGB	`rgb(0, 21, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 8.2%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 100%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 73%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.58, 18.09, -36.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.58, 40.79, 296.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.607, 1.072, 7.142)`
Decimal	`5453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00154D, 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 #00154D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00154D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #00154D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00154d; }
.text { color: #00154d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00154d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 21 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00154d, #12004d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #00154D?: #00154D is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Interstellar Blue. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00154D?: The RGB value is 0, 21, 77: 0 red, 21 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00154D?: The complementary color is #4D3800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00154D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.