What color is #010E03?

#010E03 is a black, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #010E03?

The RGB value is 1, 14, 3: 1 red, 14 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #010E03?

The complementary color is #0E010C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #010E03?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#010E03 color

#010E03 rgb(1, 14, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #010E03 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 5.5% green and 1.2% blue (1, 14, 3).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 87% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 0% magenta, 79% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Blackn’t (#020F03), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.71:1).

#010E03 color codes

HEX	`#010E03`
RGB	`rgb(1, 14, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 5.5%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 87%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 93%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 0%, 79%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.95, -5.12, 3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.95, 5.98, 148.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.186, 0.327, 0.139)`
Decimal	`69123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #010E03, 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 #010E03	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#010E03 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #010E03 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #010e03; }
.text { color: #010e03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #010e03; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 14 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #010e03, #010e0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #010E03?: #010E03 is a black, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #010E03?: The RGB value is 1, 14, 3: 1 red, 14 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #010E03?: The complementary color is #0E010C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #010E03?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.