What color is #003455?

#003455 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Prussian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #003455?

The RGB value is 0, 52, 85: 0 red, 52 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003455?

The complementary color is #552100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003455?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003455 color

#003455 rgb(0, 52, 85)

Shades of blue

The hex color #003455 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 20.4% green and 33.3% blue (0, 52, 85).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Prussian Blue (#003153), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

#003455 color codes

HEX	`#003455`
RGB	`rgb(0, 52, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 20.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 39%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.48, -1.62, -24.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.48, 24.41, 266.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.867, 3.111, 9.042)`
Decimal	`13397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003455, 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 #003455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #003455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003455; }
.text { color: #003455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 52 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003455, #000a55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #003455?: #003455 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Prussian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #003455?: The RGB value is 0, 52, 85: 0 red, 52 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003455?: The complementary color is #552100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003455?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.