What color is #002A90?

#002A90 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Naval Adventures. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002A90?

The RGB value is 0, 42, 144: 0 red, 42 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002A90?

The complementary color is #906600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002A90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002A90 color

#002A90 rgb(0, 42, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #002A90 is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 16.5% green and 56.5% blue (0, 42, 144).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Naval Adventures (#072688), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#002A90 color codes

HEX	`#002A90`
RGB	`rgb(0, 42, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 16.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 100%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 100%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 71%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.54, 31.39, -58.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.54, 66.7, 298.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.86, 3.669, 26.779)`
Decimal	`10896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002A90, 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 #002A90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002A90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #002A90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002a90; }
.text { color: #002a90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002a90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 42 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002a90, #1e0090); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Egyptian Blue.

Questions

What color is #002A90?: #002A90 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Naval Adventures. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002A90?: The RGB value is 0, 42, 144: 0 red, 42 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002A90?: The complementary color is #906600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002A90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.