What color is #00030B?

#00030B is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00030B?

The RGB value is 0, 3, 11: 0 red, 3 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00030B?

The complementary color is #0B0800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00030B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00030B color

#00030B rgb(0, 3, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #00030B is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 1.2% green and 4.3% blue (0, 3, 11).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 100% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Eight Ball (#03050A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.63:1).

#00030B color codes

HEX	`#00030B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 3, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 1.2%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 100%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 100%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 73%, 0%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.81, 0.33, -3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.81, 3.33, 275.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.093, 0.089, 0.329)`
Decimal	`779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00030B, 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 #00030B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00030B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	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 #00030B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00030b; }
.text { color: #00030b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00030b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 3 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00030b, #03000b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #00030B?: #00030B is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00030B?: The RGB value is 0, 3, 11: 0 red, 3 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00030B?: The complementary color is #0B0800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00030B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.