What color is #00162A?

#00162A 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 #00162A?

The RGB value is 0, 22, 42: 0 red, 22 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00162A?

The complementary color is #2A1400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00162A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00162A color

#00162A rgb(0, 22, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #00162A is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 8.6% green and 16.5% blue (0, 22, 42).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Oxford by Night (#001B2E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.29:1).

#00162A color codes

HEX	`#00162A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 22, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 8.6%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 100%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 48%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.69, 0.02, -16.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.69, 16.13, 270.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.705, 0.741, 2.296)`
Decimal	`5674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00162A, 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 #00162A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00162A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #00162A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00162a; }
.text { color: #00162a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00162a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 22 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00162a, #00012a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #00162A?: #00162A 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 #00162A?: The RGB value is 0, 22, 42: 0 red, 22 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00162A?: The complementary color is #2A1400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00162A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.