What color is #003576?

#003576 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 #003576?

The RGB value is 0, 53, 118: 0 red, 53 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003576?

The complementary color is #764100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003576?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003576 color

#003576 rgb(0, 53, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #003576 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 20.8% green and 46.3% blue (0, 53, 118).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Atlantic Navy (#13336F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#003576 color codes

HEX	`#003576`
RGB	`rgb(0, 53, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 20.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 100%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 55%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.18, 12.56, -41.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.18, 43.33, 286.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.542, 3.854, 17.64)`
Decimal	`13686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003576, 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 #003576	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003576 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #003576 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003576; }
.text { color: #003576; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003576; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 53 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003576, #060076); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #003576?: #003576 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 #003576?: The RGB value is 0, 53, 118: 0 red, 53 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003576?: The complementary color is #764100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003576?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.