What color is #000603?

#000603 is a black, closest to the named color Black Hole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #000603?

The RGB value is 0, 6, 3: 0 red, 6 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #000603?

The complementary color is #060003, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #000603?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#000603 color

#000603 rgb(0, 6, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #000603 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 2.4% green and 1.2% blue (0, 6, 3).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 100% saturation and 1% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 98% black.

The closest named color is Black Hole (#010203), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.44:1).

#000603 color codes

HEX	`#000603`
RGB	`rgb(0, 6, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 2.4%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 100%, 1%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 100%, 2%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 50%, 98%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.24, -1.99, 0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.24, 2.07, 163.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.082, 0.137, 0.108)`
Decimal	`1539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #000603, 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 #000603	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#000603 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	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 #000603 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #000603; }
.text { color: #000603; }
.border { border: 2px solid #000603; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 6 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #000603, #000606); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #000603?: #000603 is a black, closest to the named color Black Hole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #000603?: The RGB value is 0, 6, 3: 0 red, 6 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #000603?: The complementary color is #060003, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #000603?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.