What color is #001724?

#001724 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 #001724?

The RGB value is 0, 23, 36: 0 red, 23 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001724?

The complementary color is #240D00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001724?

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.

#001724 color

#001724 rgb(0, 23, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #001724 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 9% green and 14.1% blue (0, 23, 36).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Oxford by Night (#001B2E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#001724 color codes

HEX	`#001724`
RGB	`rgb(0, 23, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 9%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 100%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 36%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.69, -3.22, -11.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.69, 12.07, 254.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.625, 0.74, 1.779)`
Decimal	`5924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001724, 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 #001724	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001724 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 #001724 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001724; }
.text { color: #001724; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001724; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 23 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001724, #000524); }

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Questions

What color is #001724?: #001724 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 #001724?: The RGB value is 0, 23, 36: 0 red, 23 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001724?: The complementary color is #240D00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001724?: 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.