What color is #030110?

#030110 is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #030110?

The RGB value is 3, 1, 16: 3 red, 1 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #030110?

The complementary color is #0E1001, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #030110?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#030110 color

#030110 rgb(3, 1, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #030110 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 0.4% green and 6.3% blue (3, 1, 16).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 88% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 94% 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 20.68:1).

#030110 color codes

HEX	`#030110`
RGB	`rgb(3, 1, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 0.4%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 88%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 94%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 94%, 0%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.71, 2.76, -5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.71, 6.51, 295.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.142, 0.078, 0.498)`
Decimal	`196880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #030110, 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 #030110	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#030110 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.68:1	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 #030110 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #030110; }
.text { color: #030110; }
.border { border: 2px solid #030110; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 1 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #030110, #0b0110); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #030110?: #030110 is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #030110?: The RGB value is 3, 1, 16: 3 red, 1 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #030110?: The complementary color is #0E1001, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #030110?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.