What color is #00215A?

#00215A 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 #00215A?

The RGB value is 0, 33, 90: 0 red, 33 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00215A?

The complementary color is #5A3900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00215A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00215A color

#00215A rgb(0, 33, 90)

Shades of blue

The hex color #00215A is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 12.9% green and 35.3% blue (0, 33, 90).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Black Sea Night (#052462), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

#00215A color codes

HEX	`#00215A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 33, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 12.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 100%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 100%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 63%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.54, 14.8, -37.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.54, 40.1, 291.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.389, 1.826, 9.897)`
Decimal	`8538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00215A, 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 #00215A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00215A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #00215A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00215a; }
.text { color: #00215a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00215a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 33 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00215a, #0c005a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #00215A?: #00215A 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 #00215A?: The RGB value is 0, 33, 90: 0 red, 33 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00215A?: The complementary color is #5A3900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00215A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.