What color is #001D36?

#001D36 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Naval Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001D36?

The RGB value is 0, 29, 54: 0 red, 29 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001D36?

The complementary color is #361900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001D36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001D36 color

#001D36 rgb(0, 29, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #001D36 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 11.4% green and 21.2% blue (0, 29, 54).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Naval Night (#011C39), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.09:1).

#001D36 color codes

HEX	`#001D36`
RGB	`rgb(0, 29, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 11.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 100%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 46%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.14, 0.58, -19.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.14, 19.43, 271.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.105, 1.145, 3.652)`
Decimal	`7478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001D36, 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 #001D36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001D36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #001D36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001d36; }
.text { color: #001d36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001d36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 29 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001d36, #000236); }

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Questions

What color is #001D36?: #001D36 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Naval Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001D36?: The RGB value is 0, 29, 54: 0 red, 29 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001D36?: The complementary color is #361900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001D36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.