What color is #00379A?

#00379A is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Smalt. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00379A?

The RGB value is 0, 55, 154: 0 red, 55 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00379A?

The complementary color is #9A6300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00379A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00379A color

#00379A rgb(0, 55, 154)

Shades of blue

The hex color #00379A is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 21.6% green and 60.4% blue (0, 55, 154).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#00379A color codes

HEX	`#00379A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 55, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 21.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 64%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.92, 26.54, -57.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.92, 63.61, 294.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.197, 5.064, 31.164)`
Decimal	`14234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00379A, 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 #00379A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00379A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #00379A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00379a; }
.text { color: #00379a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00379a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 55 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00379a, #16009a); }

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Questions

What color is #00379A?: #00379A is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Smalt. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00379A?: The RGB value is 0, 55, 154: 0 red, 55 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00379A?: The complementary color is #9A6300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00379A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.