What color is #001940?

#001940 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Oxford Blue. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001940?

The RGB value is 0, 25, 64: 0 red, 25 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001940?

The complementary color is #402700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001940?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001940 color

#001940 rgb(0, 25, 64)

Shades of black

The hex color #001940 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 9.8% green and 25.1% blue (0, 25, 64).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.31:1).

#001940 color codes

HEX	`#001940`
RGB	`rgb(0, 25, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 9.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 100%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 61%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.52, 8.72, -27.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.52, 28.9, 287.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.273, 1.065, 4.988)`
Decimal	`6464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001940, 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 #001940	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001940 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.31:1	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 #001940 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001940; }
.text { color: #001940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001940; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 25 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001940, #070040); }

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Questions

What color is #001940?: #001940 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Oxford Blue. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001940?: The RGB value is 0, 25, 64: 0 red, 25 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001940?: The complementary color is #402700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001940?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.