What color is #0B334D?

#0B334D is a very dark, moderate azure known as Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0B334D?

The RGB value is 11, 51, 77: 11 red, 51 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0B334D?

The complementary color is #4D250B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0B334D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0B334D color

#0B334D rgb(11, 51, 77)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0B334D is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 4.3% red, 20% green and 30.2% blue (11, 51, 77).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 75% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

This exact color is also called Sea of Stars.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

#0B334D color codes

HEX	`#0B334D`
RGB	`rgb(11, 51, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(4.3%, 20%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 75%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 86%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 34%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.94, -3.1, -19.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.94, 20.09, 261.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.661, 2.974, 7.454)`
Decimal	`734029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0B334D, 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 #0B334D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0B334D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #0B334D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0b334d; }
.text { color: #0b334d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0b334d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(11 51 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0b334d, #0b124d); }

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Questions

What color is #0B334D?: #0B334D is a very dark, moderate azure known as Sea of Stars. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0B334D?: The RGB value is 11, 51, 77: 11 red, 51 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0B334D?: The complementary color is #4D250B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0B334D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.