What color is #00344B?

#00344B 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 #00344B?

The RGB value is 0, 52, 75: 0 red, 52 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00344B?

The complementary color is #4B1700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00344B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00344B color

#00344B rgb(0, 52, 75)

Shades of blue

The hex color #00344B is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 20.4% green and 29.4% blue (0, 52, 75).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Stars (#0B334D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

#00344B color codes

HEX	`#00344B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 52, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 20.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 100%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 31%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.9, -6.08, -18.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.9, 19.56, 251.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.497, 2.964, 7.096)`
Decimal	`13387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00344B, 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 #00344B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00344B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #00344B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00344b; }
.text { color: #00344b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00344b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 52 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00344b, #000f4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #00344B?: #00344B 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 #00344B?: The RGB value is 0, 52, 75: 0 red, 52 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00344B?: The complementary color is #4B1700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00344B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.