What color is #00205D?

#00205D is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Black Sea Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00205D?

The RGB value is 0, 32, 93: 0 red, 32 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00205D?

The complementary color is #5D3D00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00205D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00205D color

#00205D rgb(0, 32, 93)

Shades of blue

The hex color #00205D is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 12.5% green and 36.5% blue (0, 32, 93).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Black Sea Night (#052462), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.39:1).

#00205D color codes

HEX	`#00205D`
RGB	`rgb(0, 32, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 12.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 100%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 100%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 66%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.53, 16.94, -39.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.53, 42.79, 293.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.492, 1.823, 10.574)`
Decimal	`8285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00205D, 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 #00205D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00205D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #00205D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00205d; }
.text { color: #00205d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00205d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 32 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00205d, #0f005d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #00205D?: #00205D is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Black Sea Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00205D?: The RGB value is 0, 32, 93: 0 red, 32 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00205D?: The complementary color is #5D3D00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00205D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.