What color is #001A2D?

#001A2D 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 #001A2D?

The RGB value is 0, 26, 45: 0 red, 26 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001A2D?

The complementary color is #2D1300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001A2D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001A2D color

#001A2D rgb(0, 26, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #001A2D is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 10.2% green and 17.6% blue (0, 26, 45).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Oxford by Night (#001B2E), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.71:1).

#001A2D color codes

HEX	`#001A2D`
RGB	`rgb(0, 26, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 10.2%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 100%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 42%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.38, -1.58, -15.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.38, 15.77, 264.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.843, 0.928, 2.617)`
Decimal	`6701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001A2D, 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 #001A2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001A2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #001A2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001a2d; }
.text { color: #001a2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001a2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 26 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001a2d, #00032d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #001A2D?: #001A2D 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 #001A2D?: The RGB value is 0, 26, 45: 0 red, 26 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001A2D?: The complementary color is #2D1300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001A2D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.