What color is #002334?

#002334 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Midnight Dreams. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002334?

The RGB value is 0, 35, 52: 0 red, 35 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002334?

The complementary color is #341100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002334?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002334 color

#002334 rgb(0, 35, 52)

Shades of blue

The hex color #002334 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 13.7% green and 20.4% blue (0, 35, 52).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Dreams (#002233), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.28:1).

#002334 color codes

HEX	`#002334`
RGB	`rgb(0, 35, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 13.7%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 100%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 33%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.29, -4.83, -14.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.29, 15.38, 251.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.221, 1.45, 3.464)`
Decimal	`9012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002334, 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 #002334	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002334 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #002334 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002334; }
.text { color: #002334; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002334; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 35 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002334, #000934); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #002334?: #002334 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Midnight Dreams. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002334?: The RGB value is 0, 35, 52: 0 red, 35 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002334?: The complementary color is #341100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002334?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.