What color is #002462?

#002462 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 #002462?

The RGB value is 0, 36, 98: 0 red, 36 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002462?

The complementary color is #623E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002462?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002462 color

#002462 rgb(0, 36, 98)

Shades of blue

The hex color #002462 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 14.1% green and 38.4% blue (0, 36, 98).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Black Sea Night (#052462), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.7:1).

#002462 color codes

HEX	`#002462`
RGB	`rgb(0, 36, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 14.1%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 100%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 63%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.22, 16.17, -39.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.22, 43, 292.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.835, 2.143, 11.817)`
Decimal	`9314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002462, 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 #002462	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002462 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #002462 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002462; }
.text { color: #002462; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002462; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 36 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002462, #0d0062); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #002462?: #002462 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 #002462?: The RGB value is 0, 36, 98: 0 red, 36 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002462?: The complementary color is #623E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002462?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.