What color is #030402?

#030402 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #030402?

The RGB value is 3, 4, 2: 3 red, 4 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #030402?

The complementary color is #030204, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #030402?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#030402 color

#030402 rgb(3, 4, 2)

Shades of black

The hex color #030402 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 1.6% green and 0.8% blue (3, 4, 2).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 33% saturation and 1% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 98% black.

The closest named color is Black Metal (#060606), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.55:1).

#030402 color codes

HEX	`#030402`
RGB	`rgb(3, 4, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 1.6%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 33%, 1%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 50%, 2%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 50%, 98%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1, -0.54, 0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1, 0.86, 129.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.092, 0.111, 0.074)`
Decimal	`197634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #030402, 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 #030402	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#030402 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.55:1	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 #030402 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #030402; }
.text { color: #030402; }
.border { border: 2px solid #030402; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 4 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #030402, #020402); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #030402?: #030402 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #030402?: The RGB value is 3, 4, 2: 3 red, 4 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #030402?: The complementary color is #030204, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #030402?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.