What color is #002A47?

#002A47 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Prussian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002A47?

The RGB value is 0, 42, 71: 0 red, 42 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002A47?

The complementary color is #471D00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002A47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002A47 color

#002A47 rgb(0, 42, 71)

Shades of blue

The hex color #002A47 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 16.5% green and 27.8% blue (0, 42, 71).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Prussian Blue (#003153), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.77:1).

#002A47 color codes

HEX	`#002A47`
RGB	`rgb(0, 42, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 16.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 100%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 41%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.06, -0.95, -21.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.06, 21.96, 267.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.965, 2.111, 6.264)`
Decimal	`10823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002A47, 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 #002A47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002A47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.77:1	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 #002A47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002a47; }
.text { color: #002a47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002a47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 42 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002a47, #000647); }

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Questions

What color is #002A47?: #002A47 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Prussian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002A47?: The RGB value is 0, 42, 71: 0 red, 42 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002A47?: The complementary color is #471D00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002A47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.