What color is #0A273C?

#0A273C is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Dreams. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0A273C?

The RGB value is 10, 39, 60: 10 red, 39 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0A273C?

The complementary color is #3C1F0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A273C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0A273C color

#0A273C rgb(10, 39, 60)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0A273C is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 15.3% green and 23.5% blue (10, 39, 60).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 71% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Dreams (#002233), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.35:1).

#0A273C color codes

HEX	`#0A273C`
RGB	`rgb(10, 39, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 15.3%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 71%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 83%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 35%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.63, -2.16, -16.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.63, 16.69, 262.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.666, 1.842, 4.542)`
Decimal	`665404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0A273C, 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 #0A273C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A273C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #0A273C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a273c; }
.text { color: #0a273c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a273c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 39 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a273c, #0a0e3c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #0A273C?: #0A273C is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Dreams. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0A273C?: The RGB value is 10, 39, 60: 10 red, 39 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0A273C?: The complementary color is #3C1F0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A273C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.