What color is #003177?

#003177 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Atlantic Navy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #003177?

The RGB value is 0, 49, 119: 0 red, 49 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003177?

The complementary color is #774600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003177?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003177 color

#003177 rgb(0, 49, 119)

Shades of blue

The hex color #003177 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 19.2% green and 46.7% blue (0, 49, 119).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Atlantic Navy (#13336F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#003177 color codes

HEX	`#003177`
RGB	`rgb(0, 49, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 19.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 100%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 59%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.05, 15.91, -43.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.05, 46.75, 289.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.427, 3.528, 17.897)`
Decimal	`12663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003177, 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 #003177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #003177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003177; }
.text { color: #003177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 49 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003177, #0a0077); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #003177?: #003177 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Atlantic Navy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #003177?: The RGB value is 0, 49, 119: 0 red, 49 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003177?: The complementary color is #774600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003177?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.