What color is #00374E?

#00374E is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Maniac Mansion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00374E?

The RGB value is 0, 55, 78: 0 red, 55 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00374E?

The complementary color is #4E1700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00374E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00374E color

#00374E rgb(0, 55, 78)

Shades of blue

The hex color #00374E is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 21.6% green and 30.6% blue (0, 55, 78).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Maniac Mansion (#004058), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#00374E color codes

HEX	`#00374E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 55, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 21.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 100%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 29%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.14, -6.76, -18.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.14, 19.84, 250.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.741, 3.282, 7.695)`
Decimal	`14158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00374E, 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 #00374E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00374E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #00374E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00374e; }
.text { color: #00374e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00374e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 55 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00374e, #00104e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #00374E?: #00374E is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Maniac Mansion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00374E?: The RGB value is 0, 55, 78: 0 red, 55 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00374E?: The complementary color is #4E1700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00374E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.