What color is #020A1A?

#020A1A is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #020A1A?

The RGB value is 2, 10, 26: 2 red, 10 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #020A1A?

The complementary color is #1A1202, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #020A1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#020A1A color

#020A1A rgb(2, 10, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #020A1A is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 3.9% green and 10.2% blue (2, 10, 26).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 86% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 92% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.79:1).

#020A1A color codes

HEX	`#020A1A`
RGB	`rgb(2, 10, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 3.9%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 86%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 92%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(92%, 62%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.75, 1.25, -9.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.75, 9.9, 277.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.32, 0.305, 1.019)`
Decimal	`133658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #020A1A, 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 #020A1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#020A1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #020A1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #020a1a; }
.text { color: #020a1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #020a1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 10 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #020a1a, #06021a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #020A1A?: #020A1A is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #020A1A?: The RGB value is 2, 10, 26: 2 red, 10 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #020A1A?: The complementary color is #1A1202, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #020A1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.