What color is #00263E?

#00263E 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 #00263E?

The RGB value is 0, 38, 62: 0 red, 38 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00263E?

The complementary color is #3E1800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00263E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00263E color

#00263E rgb(0, 38, 62)

Shades of blue

The hex color #00263E is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 14.9% green and 24.3% blue (0, 38, 62).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Dreams (#002233), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.59:1).

#00263E color codes

HEX	`#00263E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 38, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 14.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 100%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 100%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 39%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.02, -2.28, -18.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.02, 19.07, 263.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.562, 1.734, 4.809)`
Decimal	`9790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00263E, 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 #00263E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00263E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #00263E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00263e; }
.text { color: #00263e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00263e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 38 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00263e, #00073e); }

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Questions

What color is #00263E?: #00263E 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 #00263E?: The RGB value is 0, 38, 62: 0 red, 38 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00263E?: The complementary color is #3E1800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00263E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.