What color is #002129?

#002129 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002129?

The RGB value is 0, 33, 41: 0 red, 33 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002129?

The complementary color is #290800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002129?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002129 color

#002129 rgb(0, 33, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #002129 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 12.9% green and 16.1% blue (0, 33, 41).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Black Box (#0F282F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.81:1).

#002129 color codes

HEX	`#002129`
RGB	`rgb(0, 33, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 12.9%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 100%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 20%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.9, -8.49, -8.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.9, 12.24, 226.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.944, 1.248, 2.288)`
Decimal	`8489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002129, 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 #002129	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002129 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #002129 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002129; }
.text { color: #002129; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002129; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 33 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002129, #000c29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #002129?: #002129 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002129?: The RGB value is 0, 33, 41: 0 red, 33 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002129?: The complementary color is #290800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002129?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.