What color is #030309?

#030309 is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #030309?

The RGB value is 3, 3, 9: 3 red, 3 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #030309?

The complementary color is #090903, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #030309?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#030309 color

#030309 rgb(3, 3, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #030309 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 1.2% green and 3.5% blue (3, 3, 9).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 50% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Eight Ball (#03050A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.57:1).

#030309 color codes

HEX	`#030309`
RGB	`rgb(3, 3, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 1.2%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 50%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 67%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 67%, 0%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.94, 0.83, -2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.94, 2.42, 290.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.119, 0.104, 0.272)`
Decimal	`197385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #030309, 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 #030309	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#030309 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.57:1	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 #030309 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #030309; }
.text { color: #030309; }
.border { border: 2px solid #030309; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 3 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #030309, #060309); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #030309?: #030309 is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #030309?: The RGB value is 3, 3, 9: 3 red, 3 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #030309?: The complementary color is #090903, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #030309?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.