What color is #001C42?

#001C42 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Oxford Blue. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001C42?

The RGB value is 0, 28, 66: 0 red, 28 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001C42?

The complementary color is #422600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001C42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001C42 color

#001C42 rgb(0, 28, 66)

Shades of black

The hex color #001C42 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 11% green and 25.9% blue (0, 28, 66).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.87:1).

#001C42 color codes

HEX	`#001C42`
RGB	`rgb(0, 28, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 11%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 100%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 58%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.73, 7.3, -27.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.73, 27.98, 285.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.398, 1.224, 5.316)`
Decimal	`7234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001C42, 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 #001C42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001C42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #001C42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001c42; }
.text { color: #001c42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001c42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 28 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001c42, #050042); }

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Questions

What color is #001C42?: #001C42 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Oxford Blue. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001C42?: The RGB value is 0, 28, 66: 0 red, 28 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001C42?: The complementary color is #422600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001C42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.