What color is #002C54?

#002C54 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002C54?

The RGB value is 0, 44, 84: 0 red, 44 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002C54?

The complementary color is #542800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002C54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002C54 color

#002C54 rgb(0, 44, 84)

Shades of blue

The hex color #002C54 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 17.3% green and 32.9% blue (0, 44, 84).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.11:1).

#002C54 color codes

HEX	`#002C54`
RGB	`rgb(0, 44, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 17.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 48%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.65, 3.66, -28.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.65, 28.44, 277.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.5, 2.441, 8.725)`
Decimal	`11348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002C54, 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 #002C54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002C54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #002C54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002c54; }
.text { color: #002c54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002c54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 44 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002c54, #000254); }

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Questions

What color is #002C54?: #002C54 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002C54?: The RGB value is 0, 44, 84: 0 red, 44 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002C54?: The complementary color is #542800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002C54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.