What color is #002B8C?

#002B8C 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 #002B8C?

The RGB value is 0, 43, 140: 0 red, 43 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002B8C?

The complementary color is #8C6100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002B8C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002B8C color

#002B8C rgb(0, 43, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #002B8C is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 16.9% green and 54.9% blue (0, 43, 140).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Naval Adventures (#072688), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.18:1).

#002B8C color codes

HEX	`#002B8C`
RGB	`rgb(0, 43, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 16.9%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 100%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 69%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.37, 29.1, -56.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.37, 63.69, 297.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.596, 3.62, 25.21)`
Decimal	`11148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002B8C, 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 #002B8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002B8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #002B8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002b8c; }
.text { color: #002b8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002b8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 43 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002b8c, #1b008c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Egyptian Blue.

Questions

What color is #002B8C?: #002B8C 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 #002B8C?: The RGB value is 0, 43, 140: 0 red, 43 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002B8C?: The complementary color is #8C6100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002B8C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.