What color is #001746?

#001746 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 #001746?

The RGB value is 0, 23, 70: 0 red, 23 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001746?

The complementary color is #462F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001746?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001746 color

#001746 rgb(0, 23, 70)

Shades of black

The hex color #001746 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 9% green and 27.5% blue (0, 23, 70).

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 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.34:1).

#001746 color codes

HEX	`#001746`
RGB	`rgb(0, 23, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 67%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.44, 13.24, -31.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.44, 34.56, 292.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.411, 1.055, 5.922)`
Decimal	`5958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001746, 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 #001746	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001746 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.34:1	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 #001746 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001746; }
.text { color: #001746; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001746; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 23 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001746, #0c0046); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #001746?: #001746 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 #001746?: The RGB value is 0, 23, 70: 0 red, 23 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001746?: The complementary color is #462F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001746?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.