What color is #0A2340?

#0A2340 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Mirage. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0A2340?

The RGB value is 10, 35, 64: 10 red, 35 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0A2340?

The complementary color is #40270A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A2340?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0A2340 color

#0A2340 rgb(10, 35, 64)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0A2340 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 13.7% green and 25.1% blue (10, 35, 64).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 73% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Mirage (#001F3F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.82:1).

#0A2340 color codes

HEX	`#0A2340`
RGB	`rgb(10, 35, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 13.7%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 73%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 84%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 45%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.45, 2.55, -21.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.45, 21.37, 276.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.651, 1.637, 5.078)`
Decimal	`664384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0A2340, 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 #0A2340	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A2340 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #0A2340 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a2340; }
.text { color: #0a2340; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a2340; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 35 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a2340, #0c0a40); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0A2340?: #0A2340 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Mirage. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0A2340?: The RGB value is 10, 35, 64: 10 red, 35 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0A2340?: The complementary color is #40270A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A2340?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.