What color is #002D44?

#002D44 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002D44?

The RGB value is 0, 45, 68: 0 red, 45 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002D44?

The complementary color is #441700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002D44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002D44 color

#002D44 rgb(0, 45, 68)

Shades of blue

The hex color #002D44 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 17.6% green and 26.7% blue (0, 45, 68).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Stars (#0B334D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.4:1).

#002D44 color codes

HEX	`#002D44`
RGB	`rgb(0, 45, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 17.6%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 34%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.96, -4.46, -18.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.96, 18.98, 256.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.981, 2.294, 5.806)`
Decimal	`11588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002D44, 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 #002D44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002D44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #002D44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002d44; }
.text { color: #002d44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002d44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 45 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002d44, #000b44); }

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Questions

What color is #002D44?: #002D44 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002D44?: The RGB value is 0, 45, 68: 0 red, 45 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002D44?: The complementary color is #441700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002D44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.