What color is #00164F?

#00164F 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 #00164F?

The RGB value is 0, 22, 79: 0 red, 22 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00164F?

The complementary color is #4F3900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00164F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00164F color

#00164F rgb(0, 22, 79)

Shades of black

The hex color #00164F is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 8.6% green and 31% blue (0, 22, 79).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% 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 17.11:1).

#00164F color codes

HEX	`#00164F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 22, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 8.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 100%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 72%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.09, 18.23, -37.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.09, 41.33, 296.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.698, 1.138, 7.526)`
Decimal	`5711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00164F, 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 #00164F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00164F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #00164F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00164f; }
.text { color: #00164f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00164f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 22 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00164f, #11004f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #00164F?: #00164F 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 #00164F?: The RGB value is 0, 22, 79: 0 red, 22 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00164F?: The complementary color is #4F3900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00164F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.