What color is #002629?

#002629 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002629?

The RGB value is 0, 38, 41: 0 red, 38 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002629?

The complementary color is #290300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002629?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002629 color

#002629 rgb(0, 38, 41)

Shades of teal

The hex color #002629 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 14.9% green and 16.1% blue (0, 38, 41).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 100% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.04:1).

#002629 color codes

HEX	`#002629`
RGB	`rgb(0, 38, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 14.9%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 100%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 100%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 7%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.9, -11.7, -5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.9, 13.04, 206.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.093, 1.546, 2.338)`
Decimal	`9769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002629, 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 #002629	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002629 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #002629 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002629; }
.text { color: #002629; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002629; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 38 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002629, #001229); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #002629?: #002629 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002629?: The RGB value is 0, 38, 41: 0 red, 38 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002629?: The complementary color is #290300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002629?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.