What color is #03080D?

#03080D is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #03080D?

The RGB value is 3, 8, 13: 3 red, 8 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #03080D?

The complementary color is #0D0803, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #03080D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#03080D color

#03080D rgb(3, 8, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #03080D is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 3.1% green and 5.1% blue (3, 8, 13).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 63% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Eight Ball (#03050A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.11:1).

#03080D color codes

HEX	`#03080D`
RGB	`rgb(3, 8, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 3.1%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 63%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 77%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 38%, 0%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.01, -0.58, -2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.01, 2.52, 256.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.197, 0.222, 0.413)`
Decimal	`198669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #03080D, 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 #03080D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#03080D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.11:1	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 #03080D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #03080d; }
.text { color: #03080d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #03080d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 8 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #03080d, #03030d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #03080D?: #03080D is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #03080D?: The RGB value is 3, 8, 13: 3 red, 8 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #03080D?: The complementary color is #0D0803, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #03080D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.