What color is #010300?

#010300 is a black, closest to the named color Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #010300?

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

What is the complementary color of #010300?

The complementary color is #020003, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #010300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#010300 color

#010300 rgb(1, 3, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #010300 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 1.2% green and 0% blue (1, 3, 0).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 100% saturation and 1% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 99% black.

The closest named color is Black (#000000), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.7:1).

#010300 color codes

HEX	`#010300`
RGB	`rgb(1, 3, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 1.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 100%, 1%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 100%, 1%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 100%, 99%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.65, -0.94, 0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.65, 1.34, 134.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.045, 0.072, 0.011)`
Decimal	`66304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #010300, 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 #010300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#010300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.7:1	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 #010300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #010300; }
.text { color: #010300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #010300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 3 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #010300, #000300); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #010300?: #010300 is a black, closest to the named color Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #010300?: The RGB value is 1, 3, 0: 1 red, 3 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #010300?: The complementary color is #020003, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #010300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.