What color is #030303?

#030303 is a black, closest to the named color Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #030303?

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

What is the complementary color of #030303?

The complementary color is #030303, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #030303?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#030303 color

#030303 rgb(3, 3, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #030303 is a black.

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

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

The closest named color is Black (#000000), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.62:1).

#030303 color codes

HEX	`#030303`
RGB	`rgb(3, 3, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 1.2%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 0%, 1%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 0%, 1%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 99%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.82, 0, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.82, 0, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.087, 0.091, 0.099)`
Decimal	`197379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #030303, 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 #030303	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#030303 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.62:1	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 #030303 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #030303; }
.text { color: #030303; }
.border { border: 2px solid #030303; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 3 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #030303, #030303); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #030303?: #030303 is a black, closest to the named color Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #030303?: The RGB value is 3, 3, 3: 3 red, 3 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #030303?: The complementary color is #030303, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #030303?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.