What color is #00194D?

#00194D is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Dark Soul. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00194D?

The RGB value is 0, 25, 77: 0 red, 25 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00194D?

The complementary color is #4D3400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00194D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00194D color

#00194D rgb(0, 25, 77)

Shades of black

The hex color #00194D is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 9.8% green and 30.2% blue (0, 25, 77).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Dark Soul (#112255), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.85:1).

#00194D color codes

HEX	`#00194D`
RGB	`rgb(0, 25, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 9.8%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 100%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 68%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.78, 14.97, -34.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.78, 37.68, 293.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.687, 1.231, 7.168)`
Decimal	`6477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00194D, 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 #00194D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00194D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.85:1	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 #00194D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00194d; }
.text { color: #00194d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00194d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 25 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00194d, #0e004d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #00194D?: #00194D is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Dark Soul. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00194D?: The RGB value is 0, 25, 77: 0 red, 25 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00194D?: The complementary color is #4D3400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00194D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.