What color is #002C5C?

#002C5C 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 #002C5C?

The RGB value is 0, 44, 92: 0 red, 44 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002C5C?

The complementary color is #5C3000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002C5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002C5C color

#002C5C rgb(0, 44, 92)

Shades of blue

The hex color #002C5C is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 17.3% green and 36.1% blue (0, 44, 92).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Marine (#042E60), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.86:1).

#002C5C color codes

HEX	`#002C5C`
RGB	`rgb(0, 44, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 17.3%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 100%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 100%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 52%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.25, 7.38, -32.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.25, 33.41, 282.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.832, 2.574, 10.471)`
Decimal	`11356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002C5C, 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 #002C5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002C5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #002C5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002c5c; }
.text { color: #002c5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002c5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 44 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002c5c, #02005c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #002C5C?: #002C5C 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 #002C5C?: The RGB value is 0, 44, 92: 0 red, 44 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002C5C?: The complementary color is #5C3000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002C5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.