What color is #012328?

#012328 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #012328?

The RGB value is 1, 35, 40: 1 red, 35 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #012328?

The complementary color is #280601, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #012328?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#012328 color

#012328 rgb(1, 35, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #012328 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 13.7% green and 15.7% blue (1, 35, 40).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 95% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 98% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.5:1).

#012328 color codes

HEX	`#012328`
RGB	`rgb(1, 35, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 13.7%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 95%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 98%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(98%, 13%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.7, -9.97, -6.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.7, 12.1, 214.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.996, 1.362, 2.217)`
Decimal	`74536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #012328, 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 #012328	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#012328 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.5:1	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 #012328 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #012328; }
.text { color: #012328; }
.border { border: 2px solid #012328; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 35 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #012328, #011028); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #012328?: #012328 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #012328?: The RGB value is 1, 35, 40: 1 red, 35 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #012328?: The complementary color is #280601, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #012328?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.