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002E4E

#002E4E closest to Midnight Ocean

#002E4E is a very dark, muted blue; the closest named color is Midnight Ocean. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.0% red, 18.0% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(0, 46, 78)). Its HSL value is 205° hue, 100% saturation and 15% lightness, and in CMYK it is 100% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. #002E4E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.99:1.

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Variations of #002E4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#002E4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

002E4E4E2000
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

002E4E4E00074E4700
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

002E4E4E002E2E4E00
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

002E4E20004E4E20002E4E00
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

002E4E47004E4E2000074E00
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#002E4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #002E4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #12294D
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1E304F
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #182F4F
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #12294D
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #0F2B4E
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00363A
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #003146
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #2C2C2C
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #252C37

#002E4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.99:1 Super#002E4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.50:1 Very poor#002E4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#002E4E in CSS

/* Midnight Ocean */
.color { color: #002E4E; }
.background { background-color: #002E4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #002E4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(0 46 78);
color: hsl(205 100% 15%);
color: oklch(0.292 0.074 245.6);

#002E4E FAQ

What color is #002E4E?

#002E4E is a very dark, muted blue. Its closest named color is Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #002E4E?

#002E4E is rgb(0, 46, 78) in RGB, hsl(205, 100%, 15%) in HSL and cmyk(100%, 41%, 0%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #002E4E?

The complementary color of #002E4E is #4E2000, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #002E4E?

White text has the best contrast on #002E4E: 13.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #002E4E a warm or cool color?

#002E4E is a cool color.