What color is #00286D?

#00286D is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Dark Sapphire. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00286D?

The RGB value is 0, 40, 109: 0 red, 40 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00286D?

The complementary color is #6D4500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00286D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00286D color

#00286D rgb(0, 40, 109)

Shades of blue

The hex color #00286D is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 15.7% green and 42.7% blue (0, 40, 109).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 100% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sapphire (#082567), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

#00286D color codes

HEX	`#00286D`
RGB	`rgb(0, 40, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 15.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 100%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 100%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 63%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.46, 18.11, -43.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.46, 47.01, 292.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.518, 2.621, 14.786)`
Decimal	`10349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00286D, 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 #00286D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00286D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #00286D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00286d; }
.text { color: #00286d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00286d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 40 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00286d, #0f006d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #00286D?: #00286D is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Dark Sapphire. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00286D?: The RGB value is 0, 40, 109: 0 red, 40 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00286D?: The complementary color is #6D4500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00286D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.