What color is #03011F?

#03011F is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #03011F?

The RGB value is 3, 1, 31: 3 red, 1 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #03011F?

The complementary color is #1D1F01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #03011F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#03011F color

#03011F rgb(3, 1, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #03011F is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 0.4% green and 12.2% blue (3, 1, 31).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 94% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 97% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Depths (#060929), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.43:1).

#03011F color codes

HEX	`#03011F`
RGB	`rgb(3, 1, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 0.4%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 94%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 97%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 97%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.26, 6.66, -16.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.26, 17.36, 292.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.296, 0.14, 1.307)`
Decimal	`196895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #03011F, 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 #03011F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#03011F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	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 #03011F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #03011f; }
.text { color: #03011f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #03011f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 1 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #03011f, #12011f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #03011F?: #03011F is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #03011F?: The RGB value is 3, 1, 31: 3 red, 1 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #03011F?: The complementary color is #1D1F01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #03011F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.