What color is #0B2B42?

#0B2B42 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 #0B2B42?

The RGB value is 11, 43, 66: 11 red, 43 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B2B42?

The complementary color is #42220B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B2B42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B2B42 color

#0B2B42 rgb(11, 43, 66)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0B2B42 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 16.9% green and 25.9% blue (11, 43, 66).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 71% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Stars (#0B334D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#0B2B42 color codes

HEX	`#0B2B42`
RGB	`rgb(11, 43, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 16.9%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 71%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 83%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 35%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.46, -2.24, -17.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.46, 17.97, 262.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.985, 2.192, 5.472)`
Decimal	`731970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B2B42, 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 #0B2B42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B2B42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #0B2B42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b2b42; }
.text { color: #0b2b42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b2b42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 43 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b2b42, #0b1042); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #0B2B42?: #0B2B42 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 #0B2B42?: The RGB value is 11, 43, 66: 11 red, 43 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B2B42?: The complementary color is #42220B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B2B42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.