What color is #004992?

#004992 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Olympian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #004992?

The RGB value is 0, 73, 146: 0 red, 73 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #004992?

The complementary color is #924900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #004992?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#004992 color

#004992 rgb(0, 73, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #004992 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 28.6% green and 57.3% blue (0, 73, 146).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Olympian Blue (#1C4C8C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#004992 color codes

HEX	`#004992`
RGB	`rgb(0, 73, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 28.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 100%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 100%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 50%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.44, 10.64, -45.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.44, 46.78, 283.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.569, 6.839, 28.11)`
Decimal	`18834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #004992, 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 #004992	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#004992 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #004992 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #004992; }
.text { color: #004992; }
.border { border: 2px solid #004992; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 73 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #004992, #000092); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #004992?: #004992 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Olympian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #004992?: The RGB value is 0, 73, 146: 0 red, 73 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #004992?: The complementary color is #924900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #004992?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.