What color is #03000F?

#03000F is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #03000F?

The RGB value is 3, 0, 15: 3 red, 0 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #03000F?

The complementary color is #0C0F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #03000F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#03000F color

#03000F rgb(3, 0, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #03000F is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 0% green and 5.9% blue (3, 0, 15).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 100% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.78:1).

#03000F color codes

HEX	`#03000F`
RGB	`rgb(3, 0, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 0%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 100%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 100%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 100%, 0%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.49, 2.97, -5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.49, 6.41, 297.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.124, 0.054, 0.456)`
Decimal	`196623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #03000F, 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 #03000F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#03000F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.78:1	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 #03000F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #03000f; }
.text { color: #03000f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #03000f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 0 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #03000f, #0b000f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #03000F?: #03000F is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #03000F?: The RGB value is 3, 0, 15: 3 red, 0 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #03000F?: The complementary color is #0C0F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #03000F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.