What color is #006FBB?

#006FBB is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color French Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #006FBB?

The RGB value is 0, 111, 187: 0 red, 111 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #006FBB?

The complementary color is #BB4C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #006FBB?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#006FBB color

#006FBB rgb(0, 111, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #006FBB is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 43.5% green and 73.3% blue (0, 111, 187).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is French Blue (#0072BB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#006FBB color codes

HEX	`#006FBB`
RGB	`rgb(0, 111, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 43.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 100%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 100%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 41%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.57, 2.69, -47.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.57, 47.31, 273.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.651, 14.955, 49.118)`
Decimal	`28603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #006FBB, 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 #006FBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#006FBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #006FBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #006fbb; }
.text { color: #006fbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #006fbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 111 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #006fbb, #0012bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #006FBB?: #006FBB is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color French Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #006FBB?: The RGB value is 0, 111, 187: 0 red, 111 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #006FBB?: The complementary color is #BB4C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #006FBB?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.