What color is #002F60?

#002F60 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 #002F60?

The RGB value is 0, 47, 96: 0 red, 47 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002F60?

The complementary color is #603100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002F60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002F60 color

#002F60 rgb(0, 47, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #002F60 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 18.4% green and 37.6% blue (0, 47, 96).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Marine (#042E60), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

#002F60 color codes

HEX	`#002F60`
RGB	`rgb(0, 47, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 18.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 100%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 51%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.54, 7, -33.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.54, 33.86, 281.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.127, 2.877, 11.455)`
Decimal	`12128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002F60, 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 #002F60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002F60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #002F60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002f60; }
.text { color: #002f60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002f60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 47 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002f60, #010060); }

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Questions

What color is #002F60?: #002F60 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 #002F60?: The RGB value is 0, 47, 96: 0 red, 47 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002F60?: The complementary color is #603100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002F60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.