What color is #0A1B34?

#0A1B34 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0A1B34?

The RGB value is 10, 27, 52: 10 red, 27 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0A1B34?

The complementary color is #34230A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A1B34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0A1B34 color

#0A1B34 rgb(10, 27, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #0A1B34 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 10.6% green and 20.4% blue (10, 27, 52).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 68% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Trapped Darkness (#0E1D32), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.22:1).

#0A1B34 color codes

HEX	`#0A1B34`
RGB	`rgb(10, 27, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 10.6%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 68%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 81%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 48%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.77, 3.27, -18.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.77, 18.84, 280)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.137, 1.096, 3.4)`
Decimal	`662324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0A1B34, 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 #0A1B34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A1B34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #0A1B34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a1b34; }
.text { color: #0a1b34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a1b34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 27 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a1b34, #0e0a34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #0A1B34?: #0A1B34 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0A1B34?: The RGB value is 10, 27, 52: 10 red, 27 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0A1B34?: The complementary color is #34230A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A1B34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.