What color is #03012D?

#03012D is a very dark, vivid blue known as Midnight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Midnight?

The RGB value is 3, 1, 45: 3 red, 1 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Midnight?

The complementary color is #2B2D01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #03012D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Midnight color: hex code #03012D

#03012D rgb(3, 1, 45)

Shades of black

Midnight has the hex code #03012D. It is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 0.4% green and 17.6% blue (3, 1, 45).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 96% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 98% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.07:1).

Midnight (#03012D) color codes

HEX	`#03012D`
RGB	`rgb(3, 1, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 0.4%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 96%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 98%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 98%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.08, 12.41, -25.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.08, 28.5, 295.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.522, 0.23, 2.499)`
Decimal	`196909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Midnight, 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 #03012D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#03012D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	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 #03012D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #03012d; }
.text { color: #03012d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #03012d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 1 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #03012d, #19012d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

See #03012D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #03012D?: #03012D is a very dark, vivid blue known as Midnight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Midnight?: The RGB value is 3, 1, 45: 3 red, 1 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Midnight?: The complementary color is #2B2D01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #03012D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.