What color is #030205?

#030205 is a black known as Raven’s Coat. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Raven’s Coat?

The RGB value is 3, 2, 5: 3 red, 2 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Raven’s Coat?

The complementary color is #040502, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #030205?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Raven’s Coat color: hex code #030205

#030205 rgb(3, 2, 5)

Shades of black

Raven’s Coat has the hex code #030205. It is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 0.8% green and 2% blue (3, 2, 5).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 43% saturation and 1% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 98% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.69:1).

Raven’s Coat (#030205) color codes

HEX	`#030205`
RGB	`rgb(3, 2, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 0.8%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 43%, 1%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 60%, 2%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 60%, 0%, 98%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.67, 0.68, -1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.67, 1.24, 303.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.087, 0.074, 0.153)`
Decimal	`197125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Raven’s Coat, 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 #030205	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#030205 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.01:1	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 #030205 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #030205; }
.text { color: #030205; }
.border { border: 2px solid #030205; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 2 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #030205, #040205); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #030205 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #030205?: #030205 is a black known as Raven’s Coat. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Raven’s Coat?: The RGB value is 3, 2, 5: 3 red, 2 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Raven’s Coat?: The complementary color is #040502, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #030205?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.