What color is #001949?

#001949 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Dark Soul. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001949?

The RGB value is 0, 25, 73: 0 red, 25 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001949?

The complementary color is #493000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001949?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001949 color

#001949 rgb(0, 25, 73)

Shades of black

The hex color #001949 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 9.8% green and 28.6% blue (0, 25, 73).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Soul (#112255), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17:1).

#001949 color codes

HEX	`#001949`
RGB	`rgb(0, 25, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 9.8%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 100%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 66%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.38, 13.08, -32.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.38, 35.01, 291.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.55, 1.176, 6.447)`
Decimal	`6473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001949, 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 #001949	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001949 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #001949 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001949; }
.text { color: #001949; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001949; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 25 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001949, #0b0049); }

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Questions

What color is #001949?: #001949 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Dark Soul. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001949?: The RGB value is 0, 25, 73: 0 red, 25 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001949?: The complementary color is #493000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001949?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.