What color is #030A00?

#030A00 is a black, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #030A00?

The RGB value is 3, 10, 0: 3 red, 10 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #030A00?

The complementary color is #07000A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #030A00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#030A00 color

#030A00 rgb(3, 10, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #030A00 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 3.9% green and 0% blue (3, 10, 0).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 100% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Blackn’t (#020F03), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.05:1).

#030A00 color codes

HEX	`#030A00`
RGB	`rgb(3, 10, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 3.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 100%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 100%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 100%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.14, -3.22, 3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.14, 4.5, 135.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.146, 0.236, 0.038)`
Decimal	`199168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #030A00, 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 #030A00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#030A00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	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 #030A00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #030a00; }
.text { color: #030a00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #030a00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 10 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #030a00, #000a02); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #030A00?: #030A00 is a black, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #030A00?: The RGB value is 3, 10, 0: 3 red, 10 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #030A00?: The complementary color is #07000A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #030A00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.