What color is #002167?

#002167 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight Melancholia. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002167?

The RGB value is 0, 33, 103: 0 red, 33 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002167?

The complementary color is #674600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002167?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002167 color

#002167 rgb(0, 33, 103)

Shades of blue

The hex color #002167 is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 12.9% green and 40.4% blue (0, 33, 103).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Melancholia (#002266), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.86:1).

#002167 color codes

HEX	`#002167`
RGB	`rgb(0, 33, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 12.9%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 68%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.83, 20.65, -43.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.83, 48.4, 295.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.991, 2.067, 13.071)`
Decimal	`8551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002167, 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 #002167	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002167 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #002167 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002167; }
.text { color: #002167; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002167; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 33 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002167, #130067); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #002167?: #002167 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight Melancholia. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002167?: The RGB value is 0, 33, 103: 0 red, 33 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002167?: The complementary color is #674600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002167?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.