What color is #004158?

#004158 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 #004158?

The RGB value is 0, 65, 88: 0 red, 65 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004158?

The complementary color is #581700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004158?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004158 color

#004158 rgb(0, 65, 88)

Shades of blue

The hex color #004158 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 25.5% green and 34.5% blue (0, 65, 88).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Maniac Mansion (#004058), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#004158 color codes

HEX	`#004158`
RGB	`rgb(0, 65, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 25.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 100%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 26%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.21, -8.94, -18.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.21, 20.9, 244.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.651, 4.485, 9.904)`
Decimal	`16728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004158, 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 #004158	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004158 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #004158 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004158; }
.text { color: #004158; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004158; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 65 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004158, #001558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #004158?: #004158 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 #004158?: The RGB value is 0, 65, 88: 0 red, 65 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004158?: The complementary color is #581700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004158?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.