What color is #001E30?

#001E30 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Oxford by Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001E30?

The RGB value is 0, 30, 48: 0 red, 30 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001E30?

The complementary color is #301200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001E30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001E30 color

#001E30 rgb(0, 30, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #001E30 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 11.8% green and 18.8% blue (0, 30, 48).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Oxford by Night (#001B2E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.1:1).

#001E30 color codes

HEX	`#001E30`
RGB	`rgb(0, 30, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 11.8%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 100%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 37%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.12, -3.12, -15.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.12, 15.44, 258.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.998, 1.142, 2.964)`
Decimal	`7728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001E30, 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 #001E30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001E30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.1:1	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 #001E30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001e30; }
.text { color: #001e30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001e30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 30 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001e30, #000630); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #001E30?: #001E30 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Oxford by Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001E30?: The RGB value is 0, 30, 48: 0 red, 30 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001E30?: The complementary color is #301200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001E30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.