#E4E6E2 · #12203E · #C8A860 · #080E20
Use #E4E6E2 as the background. Use #12203E as the primary accent. Use #C8A860 as secondary. Use #080E20 as body text/supporting color. Palette mood: Admiralty Navy — royal, vintage, night, cool.
Technical breakdown for the Admiralty Navy color scheme. Use these values for web design (HEX/RGB), print projects (CMYK), or specialized design software (HSL).
| Swatch | Design Role | HEX | RGB | CMYK | HSL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background Luminance: 78.6% | 228, 230, 226 | 1%, 0%, 2%, 10% | 90°, 7%, 89% | ||
| Primary Accent Luminance: 1.5% | 18, 32, 62 | 71%, 48%, 0%, 76% | 221°, 55%, 16% | ||
| Secondary Luminance: 41.1% | 200, 168, 96 | 0%, 16%, 52%, 22% | 42°, 49%, 58% | ||
| Body Text Luminance: 0.5% | 8, 14, 32 | 75%, 56%, 0%, 87% | 225°, 60%, 8% |
Hover states, borders and elevation need lighter and darker steps of your base colors. Here are computed tints and shades for every color in the Admiralty Navy palette — click any swatch to copy its hex.
Every color tested as text on every other color as background. Body copy needs 4.5:1 (AA), large text and UI components 3:1. AAA requires 7:1.
| Text on Background | Preview | Ratio | Grade | Safe For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #080E20 on #E4E6E2 |
Aa Sample Text
| 15.28:1 | AAA | Body text, headings, UI |
| #E4E6E2 on #080E20 |
Aa Sample Text
| 15.28:1 | AAA | Body text, headings, UI |
| #12203E on #E4E6E2 |
Aa Sample Text
| 12.84:1 | AAA | Body text, headings, UI |
| #E4E6E2 on #12203E |
Aa Sample Text
| 12.84:1 | AAA | Body text, headings, UI |
| #080E20 on #C8A860 |
Aa Sample Text
| 8.43:1 | AAA | Body text, headings, UI |
| #C8A860 on #080E20 |
Aa Sample Text
| 8.43:1 | AAA | Body text, headings, UI |
| #C8A860 on #12203E |
Aa Sample Text
| 7.09:1 | AAA | Body text, headings, UI |
| #12203E on #C8A860 |
Aa Sample Text
| 7.09:1 | AAA | Body text, headings, UI |
| #C8A860 on #E4E6E2 |
Aa Sample Text
| 1.81:1 | Fail | Decorative use only |
| #E4E6E2 on #C8A860 |
Aa Sample Text
| 1.81:1 | Fail | Decorative use only |
| #080E20 on #12203E |
Aa Sample Text
| 1.19:1 | Fail | Decorative use only |
| #12203E on #080E20 |
Aa Sample Text
| 1.19:1 | Fail | Decorative use only |
The Admiralty Navy palette is built using a complementary relationship between its hues. This ensures that even with high-contrast accents, the overall scheme feels balanced and intentional.
A complementary palette is often preferred by professional designers because it provides maximum contrast and energy by using opposite colors.
Need a fifth color? These three companions are computed from the palette's own hue positions on the color wheel, so they extend the scheme without breaking its harmony.
directly opposite #12203E on the wheel — the strongest accent for CTAs and highlights when you need maximum energy
30° beside #12203E — a calm secondary that extends the palette without adding tension
a ink-black carrying the palette's own hue — perfect for surfaces and dividers
To use this Admiralty Navy color palette in your web project, you can copy the following CSS variables or Tailwind CSS configuration. These roles ensure your UI maintains accessibility and visual hierarchy.
:root {
/* {name} Palette - ihatecolors.com */{'
'} --color-bg: {colors[0]};{'
'} --color-primary: {colors[1]};{'
'} --color-secondary: {colors[2]};{'
'} --color-text: {colors[3]};{'
'} {'}'}Use #E4E6E2 for the main background and #12203E for primary buttons. This creates a high-contrast focal point.
The contrast ratio between #080E20 and #E4E6E2 is 15.28:1 (AAA). Ensure your body text remains legible.
The Admiralty Navy palette contains #E4E6E2, #12203E, #C8A860, #080E20. Click any swatch on this page to copy its value, or export all four at once as CSS variables, Tailwind config, SCSS or a Figma-ready list.
Yes for its strongest pairings: #080E20 on #E4E6E2 reaches 15.3:1 (AAA). For body text always keep a 4.5:1 ratio and for large UI elements 3:1 — the full contrast matrix above shows the exact score for every color-on-color combination in this palette.
Beyond its own four colors, #8A6B28, #1D163B, #141514 extend it naturally: the complementary hue for high-energy accents, an analogous neighbor for calm transitions, and a tinted neutral for surfaces. All three are computed from this palette's hues on the color wheel.
Admiralty Navy reads as royal, vintage, night. Gently saturated blue drives the personality, grounded by neutral gray — a combination that works best when the very light base gets most of the canvas.
Yes. Individual color values can't be copyrighted, so the Admiralty Navy palette is free for personal, client and commercial work — websites, branding, apps, print and social content, with no attribution required.
Use the export panel on this page: CSS variables, a Tailwind config block, SCSS variables, or a Figma copy list are generated from Admiralty Navy's exact values, including the tint and shade ramps shown above.