What color is #00284F?

#00284F is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00284F?

The RGB value is 0, 40, 79: 0 red, 40 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00284F?

The complementary color is #4F2700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00284F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00284F color

#00284F rgb(0, 40, 79)

Shades of blue

The hex color #00284F is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 15.7% green and 31% blue (0, 40, 79).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.83:1).

#00284F color codes

HEX	`#00284F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 40, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 15.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 100%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 49%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.91, 4.29, -27.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.91, 27.96, 278.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.17, 2.082, 7.683)`
Decimal	`10319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00284F, 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 #00284F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00284F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #00284F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00284f; }
.text { color: #00284f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00284f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 40 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00284f, #00014f); }

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Questions

What color is #00284F?: #00284F is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00284F?: The RGB value is 0, 40, 79: 0 red, 40 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00284F?: The complementary color is #4F2700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00284F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.