What color is #002C57?

#002C57 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002C57?

The RGB value is 0, 44, 87: 0 red, 44 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002C57?

The complementary color is #572B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002C57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002C57 color

#002C57 rgb(0, 44, 87)

Shades of blue

The hex color #002C57 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 17.3% green and 34.1% blue (0, 44, 87).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Marine (#042E60), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

#002C57 color codes

HEX	`#002C57`
RGB	`rgb(0, 44, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 17.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 100%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 49%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.87, 5.06, -29.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.87, 30.29, 279.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.62, 2.489, 9.357)`
Decimal	`11351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002C57, 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 #002C57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002C57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #002C57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002c57; }
.text { color: #002c57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002c57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 44 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002c57, #000057); }

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Questions

What color is #002C57?: #002C57 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002C57?: The RGB value is 0, 44, 87: 0 red, 44 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002C57?: The complementary color is #572B00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002C57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.