What color is #001631?

#001631 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Naval Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001631?

The RGB value is 0, 22, 49: 0 red, 22 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001631?

The complementary color is #311B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001631?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001631 color

#001631 rgb(0, 22, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #001631 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 8.6% green and 19.2% blue (0, 22, 49).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Naval Night (#011C39), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.12:1).

#001631 color codes

HEX	`#001631`
RGB	`rgb(0, 22, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 8.6%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 100%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 55%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.19, 3.48, -20.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.19, 20.82, 279.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.841, 0.795, 3.014)`
Decimal	`5681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001631, 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 #001631	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001631 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.12:1	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 #001631 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001631; }
.text { color: #001631; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001631; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 22 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001631, #020031); }

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Questions

What color is #001631?: #001631 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Naval Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001631?: The RGB value is 0, 22, 49: 0 red, 22 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001631?: The complementary color is #311B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001631?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.