What color is #0B2A54?

#0B2A54 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B2A54?

The RGB value is 11, 42, 84: 11 red, 42 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B2A54?

The complementary color is #54350B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B2A54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B2A54 color

#0B2A54 rgb(11, 42, 84)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0B2A54 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 16.5% green and 32.9% blue (11, 42, 84).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 77% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Marine (#042E60), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.25:1).

#0B2A54 color codes

HEX	`#0B2A54`
RGB	`rgb(11, 42, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 16.5%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 77%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 87%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 50%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.31, 6.43, -28.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.31, 29.45, 282.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.566, 2.367, 8.707)`
Decimal	`731732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B2A54, 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 #0B2A54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B2A54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #0B2A54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b2a54; }
.text { color: #0b2a54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b2a54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 42 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b2a54, #110b54); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #0B2A54?: #0B2A54 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Marine. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B2A54?: The RGB value is 11, 42, 84: 11 red, 42 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B2A54?: The complementary color is #54350B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B2A54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.