What color is #001753?

#001753 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 #001753?

The RGB value is 0, 23, 83: 0 red, 23 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001753?

The complementary color is #533C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001753?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001753 color

#001753 rgb(0, 23, 83)

Shades of black

The hex color #001753 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 9% green and 32.5% blue (0, 23, 83).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Interstellar Blue (#001155), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.83:1).

#001753 color codes

HEX	`#001753`
RGB	`rgb(0, 23, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 72%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.83, 19.27, -38.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.83, 43.16, 296.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.867, 1.237, 8.322)`
Decimal	`5971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001753, 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 #001753	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001753 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #001753 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001753; }
.text { color: #001753; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001753; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 23 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001753, #120053); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #001753?: #001753 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 #001753?: The RGB value is 0, 23, 83: 0 red, 23 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001753?: The complementary color is #533C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001753?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.