What color is #003D74?

#003D74 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Tardis Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #003D74?

The RGB value is 0, 61, 116: 0 red, 61 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #003D74?

The complementary color is #743700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #003D74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#003D74 color

#003D74 rgb(0, 61, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #003D74 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 23.9% green and 45.5% blue (0, 61, 116).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Tardis Blue (#003B6F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#003D74 color codes

HEX	`#003D74`
RGB	`rgb(0, 61, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 23.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 100%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 47%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.56, 5.95, -36.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.56, 36.85, 279.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.82, 4.598, 17.153)`
Decimal	`15732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #003D74, 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 #003D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#003D74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #003D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #003d74; }
.text { color: #003d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #003d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 61 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #003d74, #000374); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #003D74?: #003D74 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Tardis Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #003D74?: The RGB value is 0, 61, 116: 0 red, 61 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #003D74?: The complementary color is #743700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #003D74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.