What color is #002E77?

#002E77 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Below the Surface. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002E77?

The RGB value is 0, 46, 119: 0 red, 46 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002E77?

The complementary color is #774900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002E77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002E77 color

#002E77 rgb(0, 46, 119)

Shades of blue

The hex color #002E77 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 18% green and 46.7% blue (0, 46, 119).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Below the Surface (#0A2F7C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#002E77 color codes

HEX	`#002E77`
RGB	`rgb(0, 46, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 18%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 61%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.15, 18.1, -45.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.15, 48.89, 291.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.306, 3.285, 17.856)`
Decimal	`11895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002E77, 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 #002E77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002E77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #002E77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002e77; }
.text { color: #002e77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002e77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 46 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002e77, #0d0077); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #002E77?: #002E77 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Below the Surface. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002E77?: The RGB value is 0, 46, 119: 0 red, 46 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002E77?: The complementary color is #774900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002E77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.