What color is #002B43?

#002B43 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002B43?

The RGB value is 0, 43, 67: 0 red, 43 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002B43?

The complementary color is #431800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002B43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002B43 color

#002B43 rgb(0, 43, 67)

Shades of blue

The hex color #002B43 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 16.9% green and 26.3% blue (0, 43, 67).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Stars (#0B334D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.72:1).

#002B43 color codes

HEX	`#002B43`
RGB	`rgb(0, 43, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 16.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 100%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 36%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.17, -3.52, -19.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.17, 19.33, 259.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.877, 2.133, 5.622)`
Decimal	`11075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002B43, 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 #002B43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002B43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #002B43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002b43; }
.text { color: #002b43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002b43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 43 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002b43, #000943); }

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Questions

What color is #002B43?: #002B43 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002B43?: The RGB value is 0, 43, 67: 0 red, 43 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002B43?: The complementary color is #431800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002B43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.