What color is #030101?

#030101 is a black, closest to the named color Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #030101?

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

What is the complementary color of #030101?

The complementary color is #010303, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #030101?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#030101 color

#030101 rgb(3, 1, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #030101 is a black.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 50% saturation and 1% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 67% yellow and 99% black.

The closest named color is Black (#000000), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.82:1).

#030101 color codes

HEX	`#030101`
RGB	`rgb(3, 1, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 0.4%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 50%, 1%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 67%, 1%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 67%, 99%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.39, 0.52, 0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.39, 0.55, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.054, 0.043, 0.034)`
Decimal	`196865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #030101, 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 #030101	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#030101 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.82:1	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 #030101 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #030101; }
.text { color: #030101; }
.border { border: 2px solid #030101; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 1 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #030101, #030201); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #030101?: #030101 is a black, closest to the named color Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #030101?: The RGB value is 3, 1, 1: 3 red, 1 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #030101?: The complementary color is #010303, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #030101?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.