What color is #0D2B53?

#0D2B53 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 #0D2B53?

The RGB value is 13, 43, 83: 13 red, 43 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0D2B53?

The complementary color is #53350D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0D2B53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0D2B53 color

#0D2B53 rgb(13, 43, 83)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0D2B53 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.1% red, 16.9% green and 32.5% blue (13, 43, 83).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 73% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Marine (#042E60), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.12:1).

#0D2B53 color codes

HEX	`#0D2B53`
RGB	`rgb(13, 43, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.1%, 16.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 73%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 84%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 48%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.63, 5.5, -27.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.63, 28.08, 281.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.591, 2.438, 8.516)`
Decimal	`863059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0D2B53, 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 #0D2B53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0D2B53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #0D2B53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0d2b53; }
.text { color: #0d2b53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0d2b53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(13 43 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0d2b53, #120d53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #0D2B53?: #0D2B53 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 #0D2B53?: The RGB value is 13, 43, 83: 13 red, 43 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0D2B53?: The complementary color is #53350D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0D2B53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.