What color is #012529?

#012529 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #012529?

The RGB value is 1, 37, 41: 1 red, 37 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #012529?

The complementary color is #290501, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #012529?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#012529 color

#012529 rgb(1, 37, 41)

Shades of gray

The hex color #012529 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 14.5% green and 16.1% blue (1, 37, 41).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 95% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 98% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.18:1).

#012529 color codes

HEX	`#012529`
RGB	`rgb(1, 37, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 14.5%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 95%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 98%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(98%, 10%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.54, -10.82, -6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.54, 12.52, 210.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.074, 1.49, 2.328)`
Decimal	`75049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #012529, 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 #012529	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#012529 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #012529 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #012529; }
.text { color: #012529; }
.border { border: 2px solid #012529; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 37 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #012529, #011129); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #012529?: #012529 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #012529?: The RGB value is 1, 37, 41: 1 red, 37 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #012529?: The complementary color is #290501, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #012529?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.