What color is #001745?

#001745 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001745?

The RGB value is 0, 23, 69: 0 red, 23 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001745?

The complementary color is #452E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001745?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001745 color

#001745 rgb(0, 23, 69)

Shades of black

The hex color #001745 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 9% green and 27.1% blue (0, 23, 69).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Infinite Night (#071037), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.38:1).

#001745 color codes

HEX	`#001745`
RGB	`rgb(0, 23, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 9%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 67%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.34, 12.77, -31.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.34, 33.88, 292.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.38, 1.042, 5.758)`
Decimal	`5957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001745, 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 #001745	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001745 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.38:1	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 #001745 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001745; }
.text { color: #001745; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001745; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 23 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001745, #0c0045); }

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Questions

What color is #001745?: #001745 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001745?: The RGB value is 0, 23, 69: 0 red, 23 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001745?: The complementary color is #452E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001745?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.