What color is #00295F?

#00295F is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00295F?

The RGB value is 0, 41, 95: 0 red, 41 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00295F?

The complementary color is #5F3600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00295F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00295F color

#00295F rgb(0, 41, 95)

Shades of blue

The hex color #00295F is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 16.1% green and 37.3% blue (0, 41, 95).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Marine (#042E60), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.17:1).

#00295F color codes

HEX	`#00295F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 41, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 16.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 100%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 57%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.51, 11.02, -35.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.51, 37.41, 287.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.858, 2.412, 11.139)`
Decimal	`10591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00295F, 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 #00295F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00295F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #00295F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00295f; }
.text { color: #00295f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00295f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 41 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00295f, #07005f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #00295F?: #00295F is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00295F?: The RGB value is 0, 41, 95: 0 red, 41 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00295F?: The complementary color is #5F3600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00295F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.