What color is #0F2D40?

#0F2D40 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 #0F2D40?

The RGB value is 15, 45, 64: 15 red, 45 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0F2D40?

The complementary color is #40220F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0F2D40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0F2D40 color

#0F2D40 rgb(15, 45, 64)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0F2D40 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.9% red, 17.6% green and 25.1% blue (15, 45, 64).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 62% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Stars (#0B334D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.29:1).

#0F2D40 color codes

HEX	`#0F2D40`
RGB	`rgb(15, 45, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.9%, 17.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 62%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 77%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 30%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.22, -3.77, -15.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.22, 15.72, 256.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.06, 2.348, 5.194)`
Decimal	`994624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0F2D40, 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 #0F2D40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0F2D40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.29:1	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 #0F2D40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0f2d40; }
.text { color: #0f2d40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0f2d40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(15 45 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0f2d40, #0f1540); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #0F2D40?: #0F2D40 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 #0F2D40?: The RGB value is 15, 45, 64: 15 red, 45 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0F2D40?: The complementary color is #40220F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0F2D40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.