What color is #001A29?

#001A29 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Oxford by Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001A29?

The RGB value is 0, 26, 41: 0 red, 26 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001A29?

The complementary color is #290F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001A29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001A29 color

#001A29 rgb(0, 26, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #001A29 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 10.2% green and 16.1% blue (0, 26, 41).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Oxford by Night (#001B2E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.8:1).

#001A29 color codes

HEX	`#001A29`
RGB	`rgb(0, 26, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 10.2%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 100%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 37%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.12, -3.47, -13.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.12, 13.59, 255.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.769, 0.899, 2.23)`
Decimal	`6697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001A29, 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 #001A29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001A29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.8:1	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 #001A29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001a29; }
.text { color: #001a29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001a29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 26 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001a29, #000529); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #001A29?: #001A29 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Oxford by Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001A29?: The RGB value is 0, 26, 41: 0 red, 26 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001A29?: The complementary color is #290F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001A29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.