What color is #002160?

#002160 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 #002160?

The RGB value is 0, 33, 96: 0 red, 33 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002160?

The complementary color is #603F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002160?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002160 color

#002160 rgb(0, 33, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #002160 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 12.9% green and 37.6% blue (0, 33, 96).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Sea Night (#052462), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.15:1).

#002160 color codes

HEX	`#002160`
RGB	`rgb(0, 33, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 12.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 100%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 66%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.13, 17.54, -40.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.13, 43.96, 293.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.654, 1.932, 11.297)`
Decimal	`8544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002160, 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 #002160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #002160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002160; }
.text { color: #002160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 33 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002160, #0f0060); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #002160?: #002160 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 #002160?: The RGB value is 0, 33, 96: 0 red, 33 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002160?: The complementary color is #603F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002160?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.