What color is #001D27?

#001D27 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001D27?

The RGB value is 0, 29, 39: 0 red, 29 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001D27?

The complementary color is #270A00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001D27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001D27 color

#001D27 rgb(0, 29, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #001D27 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 11.4% green and 15.3% blue (0, 29, 39).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Black Box (#0F282F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.43:1).

#001D27 color codes

HEX	`#001D27`
RGB	`rgb(0, 29, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 11.4%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 100%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 26%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.2, -6.66, -9.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.2, 11.99, 236.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.805, 1.025, 2.074)`
Decimal	`7463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001D27, 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 #001D27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001D27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #001D27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001d27; }
.text { color: #001d27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001d27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 29 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001d27, #000a27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #001D27?: #001D27 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001D27?: The RGB value is 0, 29, 39: 0 red, 29 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001D27?: The complementary color is #270A00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001D27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.