What color is #00283F?

#00283F 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 #00283F?

The RGB value is 0, 40, 63: 0 red, 40 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00283F?

The complementary color is #3F1700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00283F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00283F color

#00283F rgb(0, 40, 63)

Shades of blue

The hex color #00283F is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 15.7% green and 24.7% blue (0, 40, 63).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Dreams (#002233), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#00283F color codes

HEX	`#00283F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 40, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 15.7%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 100%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 100%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 37%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.82, -3.25, -18.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.82, 18.65, 259.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.656, 1.876, 4.977)`
Decimal	`10303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00283F, 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 #00283F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00283F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #00283F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00283f; }
.text { color: #00283f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00283f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 40 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00283f, #00083f); }

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Questions

What color is #00283F?: #00283F 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 #00283F?: The RGB value is 0, 40, 63: 0 red, 40 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00283F?: The complementary color is #3F1700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00283F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.