What color is #0A2A41?

#0A2A41 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0A2A41?

The RGB value is 10, 42, 65: 10 red, 42 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0A2A41?

The complementary color is #41210A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A2A41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0A2A41 color

#0A2A41 rgb(10, 42, 65)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0A2A41 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 16.5% green and 25.5% blue (10, 42, 65).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 73% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Stars (#0B334D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.78:1).

#0A2A41 color codes

HEX	`#0A2A41`
RGB	`rgb(10, 42, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 16.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 73%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 85%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 35%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.01, -2.12, -17.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.01, 17.98, 263.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.907, 2.102, 5.305)`
Decimal	`666177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0A2A41, 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 #0A2A41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A2A41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #0A2A41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a2a41; }
.text { color: #0a2a41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a2a41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 42 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a2a41, #0a0f41); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #0A2A41?: #0A2A41 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0A2A41?: The RGB value is 10, 42, 65: 10 red, 42 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0A2A41?: The complementary color is #41210A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A2A41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.