What color is #001F3E?

#001F3E is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Midnight Mirage. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001F3E?

The RGB value is 0, 31, 62: 0 red, 31 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001F3E?

The complementary color is #3E1F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001F3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001F3E color

#001F3E rgb(0, 31, 62)

Shades of black

The hex color #001F3E is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 12.2% green and 24.3% blue (0, 31, 62).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Mirage (#001F3F), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.59:1).

#001F3E color codes

HEX	`#001F3E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 31, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 12.2%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 100%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 100%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 50%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.47, 2.97, -23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.47, 23.2, 277.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.359, 1.328, 4.741)`
Decimal	`7998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001F3E, 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 #001F3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001F3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #001F3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001f3e; }
.text { color: #001f3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001f3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 31 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001f3e, #00003e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #001F3E?: #001F3E is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Midnight Mirage. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001F3E?: The RGB value is 0, 31, 62: 0 red, 31 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001F3E?: The complementary color is #3E1F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001F3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.