What color is #002F46?

#002F46 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 #002F46?

The RGB value is 0, 47, 70: 0 red, 47 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002F46?

The complementary color is #461700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002F46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002F46 color

#002F46 rgb(0, 47, 70)

Shades of blue

The hex color #002F46 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 18.4% green and 27.5% blue (0, 47, 70).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Stars (#0B334D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.05:1).

#002F46 color codes

HEX	`#002F46`
RGB	`rgb(0, 47, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 18.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 33%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.8, -4.93, -18.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.8, 19.14, 255.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.122, 2.475, 6.159)`
Decimal	`12102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002F46, 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 #002F46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002F46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.05:1	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 #002F46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002f46; }
.text { color: #002f46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002f46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 47 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002f46, #000c46); }

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Questions

What color is #002F46?: #002F46 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 #002F46?: The RGB value is 0, 47, 70: 0 red, 47 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002F46?: The complementary color is #461700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002F46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.