What color is #0028AE?

#0028AE is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color International Klein Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0028AE?

The RGB value is 0, 40, 174: 0 red, 40 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0028AE?

The complementary color is #AE8600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0028AE?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0028AE color

#0028AE rgb(0, 40, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0028AE is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 15.7% green and 68.2% blue (0, 40, 174).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is International Klein Blue (#002FA6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#0028AE color codes

HEX	`#0028AE`
RGB	`rgb(0, 40, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 15.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 100%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 100%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 77%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.48, 43.89, -72.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.48, 84.57, 301.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.396, 4.572, 40.476)`
Decimal	`10414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0028AE, 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 #0028AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0028AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #0028AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0028ae; }
.text { color: #0028ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0028ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 40 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0028ae, #2f00ae); }

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Questions

What color is #0028AE?: #0028AE is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color International Klein Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0028AE?: The RGB value is 0, 40, 174: 0 red, 40 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0028AE?: The complementary color is #AE8600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0028AE?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.