What color is #030904?

#030904 is a black, closest to the named color Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #030904?

The RGB value is 3, 9, 4: 3 red, 9 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #030904?

The complementary color is #090308, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #030904?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#030904 color

#030904 rgb(3, 9, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #030904 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 3.5% green and 1.6% blue (3, 9, 4).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 50% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Glimpse Into Space (#121210), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.1:1).

#030904 color codes

HEX	`#030904`
RGB	`rgb(3, 9, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 3.5%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 50%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 67%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 56%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.02, -2.26, 1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.02, 2.63, 149.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.157, 0.223, 0.15)`
Decimal	`198916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #030904, 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 #030904	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#030904 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.1:1	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 #030904 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #030904; }
.text { color: #030904; }
.border { border: 2px solid #030904; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 9 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #030904, #030907); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #030904?: #030904 is a black, closest to the named color Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #030904?: The RGB value is 3, 9, 4: 3 red, 9 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #030904?: The complementary color is #090308, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #030904?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.