What color is #001834?

#001834 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Naval Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001834?

The RGB value is 0, 24, 52: 0 red, 24 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001834?

The complementary color is #341C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001834?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001834 color

#001834 rgb(0, 24, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #001834 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 9.4% green and 20.4% blue (0, 24, 52).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Naval Night (#011C39), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.79:1).

#001834 color codes

HEX	`#001834`
RGB	`rgb(0, 24, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 9.4%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 100%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 54%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.14, 3.52, -21.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.14, 21.48, 279.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.946, 0.901, 3.372)`
Decimal	`6196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001834, 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 #001834	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001834 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #001834 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001834; }
.text { color: #001834; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001834; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 24 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001834, #020034); }

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Questions

What color is #001834?: #001834 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Naval Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001834?: The RGB value is 0, 24, 52: 0 red, 24 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001834?: The complementary color is #341C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001834?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.