What color is #001B32?

#001B32 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 #001B32?

The RGB value is 0, 27, 50: 0 red, 27 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001B32?

The complementary color is #321700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001B32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001B32 color

#001B32 rgb(0, 27, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #001B32 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 10.6% green and 19.6% blue (0, 27, 50).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% 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 17.46:1).

#001B32 color codes

HEX	`#001B32`
RGB	`rgb(0, 27, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 10.6%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 100%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 46%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.11, 0.14, -18.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.11, 18.18, 270.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.967, 1.014, 3.162)`
Decimal	`6962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001B32, 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 #001B32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001B32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #001B32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001b32; }
.text { color: #001b32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001b32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 27 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001b32, #000232); }

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Questions

What color is #001B32?: #001B32 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 #001B32?: The RGB value is 0, 27, 50: 0 red, 27 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001B32?: The complementary color is #321700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001B32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.