What color is #03050A?

#03050A is a black known as Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #03050A?

The RGB value is 3, 5, 10: 3 red, 5 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #03050A?

The complementary color is #0A0803, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #03050A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#03050A color

#03050A rgb(3, 5, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #03050A is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 2% green and 3.9% blue (3, 5, 10).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 54% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black.

This exact color is also called Eight Ball.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.39:1).

#03050A color codes

HEX	`#03050A`
RGB	`rgb(3, 5, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 2%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 54%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 70%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 50%, 0%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.35, 0.17, -2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.35, 2.08, 274.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.147, 0.15, 0.308)`
Decimal	`197898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #03050A, 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 #03050A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#03050A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.39:1	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 #03050A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #03050a; }
.text { color: #03050a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #03050a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 5 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #03050a, #05030a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #03050A?: #03050A is a black known as Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #03050A?: The RGB value is 3, 5, 10: 3 red, 5 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #03050A?: The complementary color is #0A0803, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #03050A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.