What color is #0D0D42?

#0D0D42 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0D0D42?

The RGB value is 13, 13, 66: 13 red, 13 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0D0D42?

The complementary color is #42420D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0D0D42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0D0D42 color

#0D0D42 rgb(13, 13, 66)

Shades of black

The hex color #0D0D42 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.1% red, 5.1% green and 25.9% blue (13, 13, 66).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 67% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.21:1).

#0D0D42 color codes

HEX	`#0D0D42`
RGB	`rgb(13, 13, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.1%, 5.1%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 67%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 80%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 80%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.92, 20.54, -33.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.92, 39.03, 301.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.293, 0.767, 5.233)`
Decimal	`855362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0D0D42, 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 #0D0D42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0D0D42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #0D0D42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0d0d42; }
.text { color: #0d0d42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0d0d42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(13 13 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0d0d42, #280d42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #0D0D42?: #0D0D42 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0D0D42?: The RGB value is 13, 13, 66: 13 red, 13 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0D0D42?: The complementary color is #42420D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0D0D42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.