What color is #00387C?

#00387C 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 #00387C?

The RGB value is 0, 56, 124: 0 red, 56 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00387C?

The complementary color is #7C4400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00387C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00387C color

#00387C rgb(0, 56, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #00387C is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 22% green and 48.6% blue (0, 56, 124).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 100% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Atlantic Navy (#13336F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#00387C color codes

HEX	`#00387C`
RGB	`rgb(0, 56, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 22%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 100%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 100%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 55%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.59, 13.04, -43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.59, 44.93, 286.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.051, 4.283, 19.625)`
Decimal	`14460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00387C, 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 #00387C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00387C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #00387C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00387c; }
.text { color: #00387c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00387c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 56 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00387c, #06007c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #00387C?: #00387C 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 #00387C?: The RGB value is 0, 56, 124: 0 red, 56 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00387C?: The complementary color is #7C4400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00387C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.