What color is #001E4E?

#001E4E is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Subnautical. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001E4E?

The RGB value is 0, 30, 78: 0 red, 30 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001E4E?

The complementary color is #4E3000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001E4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001E4E color

#001E4E rgb(0, 30, 78)

Shades of blue

The hex color #001E4E is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 11.8% green and 30.6% blue (0, 30, 78).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Subnautical (#012253), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.21:1).

#001E4E color codes

HEX	`#001E4E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 30, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 11.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 100%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 62%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.47, 11.51, -32.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.47, 34.49, 289.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.839, 1.478, 7.395)`
Decimal	`7758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001E4E, 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 #001E4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001E4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #001E4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001e4e; }
.text { color: #001e4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001e4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 30 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001e4e, #09004e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #001E4E?: #001E4E is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Subnautical. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001E4E?: The RGB value is 0, 30, 78: 0 red, 30 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001E4E?: The complementary color is #4E3000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001E4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.