What color is #001826?

#001826 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 #001826?

The RGB value is 0, 24, 38: 0 red, 24 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001826?

The complementary color is #260E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001826?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001826 color

#001826 rgb(0, 24, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #001826 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 9.4% green and 14.9% blue (0, 24, 38).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Oxford by Night (#001B2E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.12:1).

#001826 color codes

HEX	`#001826`
RGB	`rgb(0, 24, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 9.4%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 100%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 37%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.16, -3.17, -12.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.16, 12.8, 255.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.676, 0.793, 1.951)`
Decimal	`6182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001826, 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 #001826	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001826 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #001826 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001826; }
.text { color: #001826; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001826; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 24 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001826, #000526); }

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Questions

What color is #001826?: #001826 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 #001826?: The RGB value is 0, 24, 38: 0 red, 24 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001826?: The complementary color is #260E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001826?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.