What color is #03060C?

#03060C is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #03060C?

The RGB value is 3, 6, 12: 3 red, 6 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #03060C?

The complementary color is #0C0903, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #03060C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#03060C color

#03060C rgb(3, 6, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #03060C is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 2.4% green and 4.7% blue (3, 6, 12).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 60% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Eight Ball (#03050A), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.29:1).

#03060C color codes

HEX	`#03060C`
RGB	`rgb(3, 6, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 2.4%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 60%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 75%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 50%, 0%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.59, 0.07, -2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.59, 2.59, 271.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.169, 0.176, 0.373)`
Decimal	`198156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #03060C, 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 #03060C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#03060C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #03060C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #03060c; }
.text { color: #03060c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #03060c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 6 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #03060c, #05030c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #03060C?: #03060C is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #03060C?: The RGB value is 3, 6, 12: 3 red, 6 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #03060C?: The complementary color is #0C0903, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #03060C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.