What color is #002B74?

#002B74 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Below the Surface. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002B74?

The RGB value is 0, 43, 116: 0 red, 43 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002B74?

The complementary color is #744900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002B74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002B74 color

#002B74 rgb(0, 43, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #002B74 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 16.9% green and 45.5% blue (0, 43, 116).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Below the Surface (#0A2F7C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#002B74 color codes

HEX	`#002B74`
RGB	`rgb(0, 43, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 16.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 100%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 63%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20, 18.98, -45.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20, 49.2, 292.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.015, 2.988, 16.885)`
Decimal	`11124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002B74, 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 #002B74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002B74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #002B74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002b74; }
.text { color: #002b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002b74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 43 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002b74, #0f0074); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #002B74?: #002B74 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Below the Surface. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002B74?: The RGB value is 0, 43, 116: 0 red, 43 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002B74?: The complementary color is #744900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002B74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.