What color is #002325?

#002325 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002325?

The RGB value is 0, 35, 37: 0 red, 35 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002325?

The complementary color is #250200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002325?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002325 color

#002325 rgb(0, 35, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #002325 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 13.7% green and 14.5% blue (0, 35, 37).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.57:1).

#002325 color codes

HEX	`#002325`
RGB	`rgb(0, 35, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 13.7%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 100%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 5%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.52, -11.5, -4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.52, 12.52, 203.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.935, 1.336, 1.958)`
Decimal	`8997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002325, 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 #002325	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002325 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #002325 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002325; }
.text { color: #002325; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002325; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 35 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002325, #001125); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #002325?: #002325 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002325?: The RGB value is 0, 35, 37: 0 red, 35 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002325?: The complementary color is #250200, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002325?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.