What color is #030709?

#030709 is a black, closest to the named color Black Hole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #030709?

The RGB value is 3, 7, 9: 3 red, 7 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #030709?

The complementary color is #090503, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #030709?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#030709 color

#030709 rgb(3, 7, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #030709 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 2.7% green and 3.5% blue (3, 7, 9).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 50% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Black Hole (#010203), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.23:1).

#030709 color codes

HEX	`#030709`
RGB	`rgb(3, 7, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 2.7%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 50%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 67%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 22%, 0%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.73, -0.77, -1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.73, 1.36, 235.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.163, 0.191, 0.287)`
Decimal	`198409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #030709, 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 #030709	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#030709 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.23:1	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 #030709 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #030709; }
.text { color: #030709; }
.border { border: 2px solid #030709; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 7 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #030709, #030409); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #030709?: #030709 is a black, closest to the named color Black Hole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #030709?: The RGB value is 3, 7, 9: 3 red, 7 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #030709?: The complementary color is #090503, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #030709?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.