What color is #001D3B?

#001D3B 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 #001D3B?

The RGB value is 0, 29, 59: 0 red, 29 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001D3B?

The complementary color is #3B1E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001D3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001D3B color

#001D3B rgb(0, 29, 59)

Shades of black

The hex color #001D3B is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 11.4% green and 23.1% blue (0, 29, 59).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Naval Night (#011C39), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.95:1).

#001D3B color codes

HEX	`#001D3B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 29, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 11.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 100%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 100%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 51%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.52, 3.05, -22.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.52, 22.61, 277.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.228, 1.194, 4.303)`
Decimal	`7483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001D3B, 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 #001D3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001D3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.95:1	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 #001D3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001d3b; }
.text { color: #001d3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001d3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 29 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001d3b, #00003b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #001D3B?: #001D3B 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 #001D3B?: The RGB value is 0, 29, 59: 0 red, 29 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001D3B?: The complementary color is #3B1E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001D3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.