What color is #001A23?

#001A23 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001A23?

The RGB value is 0, 26, 35: 0 red, 26 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001A23?

The complementary color is #230900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001A23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001A23 color

#001A23 rgb(0, 26, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #001A23 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 10.2% green and 13.7% blue (0, 26, 35).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.92:1).

#001A23 color codes

HEX	`#001A23`
RGB	`rgb(0, 26, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 10.2%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 100%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 26%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.77, -5.93, -9.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.77, 10.95, 237.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.673, 0.86, 1.72)`
Decimal	`6691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001A23, 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 #001A23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001A23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #001A23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001a23; }
.text { color: #001a23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001a23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 26 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001a23, #000823); }

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Questions

What color is #001A23?: #001A23 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001A23?: The RGB value is 0, 26, 35: 0 red, 26 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001A23?: The complementary color is #230900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001A23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.