What color is #0B2543?

#0B2543 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 #0B2543?

The RGB value is 11, 37, 67: 11 red, 37 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B2543?

The complementary color is #43290B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B2543?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B2543 color

#0B2543 rgb(11, 37, 67)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0B2543 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 14.5% green and 26.3% blue (11, 37, 67).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 72% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Mirage (#001F3F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.44:1).

#0B2543 color codes

HEX	`#0B2543`
RGB	`rgb(11, 37, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 14.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 72%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 84%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 45%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.4, 2.56, -21.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.4, 21.94, 276.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.812, 1.799, 5.561)`
Decimal	`730435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B2543, 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 #0B2543	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B2543 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #0B2543 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b2543; }
.text { color: #0b2543; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b2543; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 37 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b2543, #0d0b43); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #0B2543?: #0B2543 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 #0B2543?: The RGB value is 11, 37, 67: 11 red, 37 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B2543?: The complementary color is #43290B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B2543?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.