What color is #010308?

#010308 is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #010308?

The RGB value is 1, 3, 8: 1 red, 3 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #010308?

The complementary color is #080601, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #010308?

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.

#010308 color

#010308 rgb(1, 3, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #010308 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 1.2% green and 3.1% blue (1, 3, 8).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 78% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 97% black.

The closest named color is Eight Ball (#03050A), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#010308 color codes

HEX	`#010308`
RGB	`rgb(1, 3, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 1.2%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 78%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 88%, 3%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 63%, 0%, 97%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.8, 0.17, -2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.8, 2.08, 274.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.089, 0.089, 0.242)`
Decimal	`66312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #010308, 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 #010308	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#010308 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 #010308 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #010308; }
.text { color: #010308; }
.border { border: 2px solid #010308; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 3 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #010308, #030108); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #010308?: #010308 is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #010308?: The RGB value is 1, 3, 8: 1 red, 3 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #010308?: The complementary color is #080601, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #010308?: 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.