What color is #001D46?

#001D46 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 #001D46?

The RGB value is 0, 29, 70: 0 red, 29 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001D46?

The complementary color is #462900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001D46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001D46 color

#001D46 rgb(0, 29, 70)

Shades of black

The hex color #001D46 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 11.4% green and 27.5% blue (0, 29, 70).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.61:1).

#001D46 color codes

HEX	`#001D46`
RGB	`rgb(0, 29, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 11.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 59%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.42, 8.46, -28.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.42, 29.91, 286.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.544, 1.321, 5.967)`
Decimal	`7494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001D46, 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 #001D46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001D46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #001D46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001d46; }
.text { color: #001d46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001d46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 29 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001d46, #060046); }

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Questions

What color is #001D46?: #001D46 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 #001D46?: The RGB value is 0, 29, 70: 0 red, 29 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001D46?: The complementary color is #462900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001D46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.