What color is #03012F?

#03012F is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #03012F?

The RGB value is 3, 1, 47: 3 red, 1 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #03012F?

The complementary color is #2D2F01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #03012F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#03012F color

#03012F rgb(3, 1, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #03012F is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 0.4% green and 18.4% blue (3, 1, 47).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 96% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 94% cyan, 98% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight (#03012D), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.01:1).

#03012F color codes

HEX	`#03012F`
RGB	`rgb(3, 1, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 0.4%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 96%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 98%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(94%, 98%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.22, 13.41, -26.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.22, 30.1, 296.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.561, 0.246, 2.707)`
Decimal	`196911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #03012F, 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 #03012F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#03012F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	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 #03012F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #03012f; }
.text { color: #03012f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #03012f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 1 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #03012f, #1a012f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #03012F?: #03012F is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #03012F?: The RGB value is 3, 1, 47: 3 red, 1 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #03012F?: The complementary color is #2D2F01, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #03012F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.