What color is #020514?

#020514 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #020514?

The RGB value is 2, 5, 20: 2 red, 5 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #020514?

The complementary color is #141102, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #020514?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#020514 color

#020514 rgb(2, 5, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #020514 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 2% green and 7.8% blue (2, 5, 20).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 82% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Narwhal Gray (#080813), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.3:1).

#020514 color codes

HEX	`#020514`
RGB	`rgb(2, 5, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 2%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 82%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 90%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 75%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.55, 1.73, -7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.55, 7.31, 283.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.206, 0.172, 0.684)`
Decimal	`132372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #020514, 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 #020514	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#020514 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	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 #020514 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #020514; }
.text { color: #020514; }
.border { border: 2px solid #020514; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 5 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #020514, #080214); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #020514?: #020514 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #020514?: The RGB value is 2, 5, 20: 2 red, 5 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #020514?: The complementary color is #141102, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #020514?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.