What color is #021A3A?

#021A3A is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Naval Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #021A3A?

The RGB value is 2, 26, 58: 2 red, 26 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #021A3A?

The complementary color is #3A2202, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #021A3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#021A3A color

#021A3A rgb(2, 26, 58)

Shades of black

The hex color #021A3A is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 10.2% green and 22.7% blue (2, 26, 58).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 93% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 97% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Naval Night (#011C39), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.33:1).

#021A3A color codes

HEX	`#021A3A`
RGB	`rgb(2, 26, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 10.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 93%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 97%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(97%, 55%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.46, 5.32, -23.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.46, 23.98, 282.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.158, 1.057, 4.145)`
Decimal	`137786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #021A3A, 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 #021A3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#021A3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #021A3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #021a3a; }
.text { color: #021a3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #021a3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 26 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #021a3a, #06023a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #021A3A?: #021A3A is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Naval Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #021A3A?: The RGB value is 2, 26, 58: 2 red, 26 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #021A3A?: The complementary color is #3A2202, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #021A3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.