What color is #012133?

#012133 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Midnight Dreams. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #012133?

The RGB value is 1, 33, 51: 1 red, 33 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #012133?

The complementary color is #331301, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #012133?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#012133 color

#012133 rgb(1, 33, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #012133 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 12.9% green and 20% blue (1, 33, 51).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 96% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 98% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Dreams (#002233), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.58:1).

#012133 color codes

HEX	`#012133`
RGB	`rgb(1, 33, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 12.9%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 96%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 98%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(98%, 35%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.5, -3.65, -15.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.5, 15.54, 256.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.154, 1.333, 3.328)`
Decimal	`74035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #012133, 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 #012133	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#012133 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #012133 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #012133; }
.text { color: #012133; }
.border { border: 2px solid #012133; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 33 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #012133, #010833); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #012133?: #012133 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Midnight Dreams. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #012133?: The RGB value is 1, 33, 51: 1 red, 33 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #012133?: The complementary color is #331301, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #012133?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.