What color is #03010A?

#03010A is a black, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #03010A?

The RGB value is 3, 1, 10: 3 red, 1 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #03010A?

The complementary color is #080A01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #03010A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#03010A color

#03010A rgb(3, 1, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #03010A is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 0.4% green and 3.9% blue (3, 1, 10).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 82% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Narwhal Gray (#080813), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.74:1).

#03010A color codes

HEX	`#03010A`
RGB	`rgb(3, 1, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 0.4%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 82%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 90%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 90%, 0%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.57, 1.77, -3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.57, 3.68, 298.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.103, 0.063, 0.294)`
Decimal	`196874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #03010A, 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 #03010A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#03010A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.74:1	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 #03010A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #03010a; }
.text { color: #03010a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #03010a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 1 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #03010a, #08010a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #03010A?: #03010A is a black, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #03010A?: The RGB value is 3, 1, 10: 3 red, 1 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #03010A?: The complementary color is #080A01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #03010A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.