What color is #030601?

#030601 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #030601?

The RGB value is 3, 6, 1: 3 red, 6 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #030601?

The complementary color is #040106, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #030601?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#030601 color

#030601 rgb(3, 6, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #030601 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 2.4% green and 0.4% blue (3, 6, 1).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 71% saturation and 1% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 98% black.

The closest named color is Raven Black (#050301), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.38:1).

#030601 color codes

HEX	`#030601`
RGB	`rgb(3, 6, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 2.4%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 71%, 1%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 83%, 2%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 83%, 98%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.37, -1.48, 1.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.37, 2.19, 132.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.108, 0.152, 0.052)`
Decimal	`198145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #030601, 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 #030601	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#030601 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.38:1	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 #030601 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #030601; }
.text { color: #030601; }
.border { border: 2px solid #030601; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 6 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #030601, #010602); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #030601?: #030601 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #030601?: The RGB value is 3, 6, 1: 3 red, 6 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #030601?: The complementary color is #040106, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #030601?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.