What color is #00416E?

#00416E is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Mermaid Blues. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00416E?

The RGB value is 0, 65, 110: 0 red, 65 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00416E?

The complementary color is #6E2D00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00416E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00416E color

#00416E rgb(0, 65, 110)

Shades of blue

The hex color #00416E is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 25.5% green and 43.1% blue (0, 65, 110).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Blues (#004477), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#00416E color codes

HEX	`#00416E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 65, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 25.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 100%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 100%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 41%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.46, 0.53, -31.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.46, 31.1, 270.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.704, 4.906, 15.448)`
Decimal	`16750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00416E, 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 #00416E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00416E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #00416E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00416e; }
.text { color: #00416e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00416e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 65 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00416e, #000a6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #00416E?: #00416E is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Mermaid Blues. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00416E?: The RGB value is 0, 65, 110: 0 red, 65 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00416E?: The complementary color is #6E2D00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00416E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.