What color is #00296F?

#00296F 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 #00296F?

The RGB value is 0, 41, 111: 0 red, 41 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00296F?

The complementary color is #6F4600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00296F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00296F color

#00296F rgb(0, 41, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #00296F is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 16.1% green and 43.5% blue (0, 41, 111).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sapphire (#082567), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.58:1).

#00296F color codes

HEX	`#00296F`
RGB	`rgb(0, 41, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 16.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 100%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 100%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 63%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.94, 18.25, -43.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.94, 47.54, 292.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.661, 2.733, 15.37)`
Decimal	`10607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00296F, 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 #00296F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00296F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #00296F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00296f; }
.text { color: #00296f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00296f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 41 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00296f, #0e006f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #00296F?: #00296F 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 #00296F?: The RGB value is 0, 41, 111: 0 red, 41 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00296F?: The complementary color is #6F4600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00296F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.