What color is #030A05?

#030A05 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 #030A05?

The RGB value is 3, 10, 5: 3 red, 10 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #030A05?

The complementary color is #0A0308, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #030A05?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#030A05 color

#030A05 rgb(3, 10, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #030A05 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 3.9% green and 2% blue (3, 10, 5).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 54% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Glimpse Into Space (#121210), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.01:1).

#030A05 color codes

HEX	`#030A05`
RGB	`rgb(3, 10, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 3.9%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 54%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 70%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 50%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.23, -2.53, 1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.23, 2.82, 153.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.173, 0.247, 0.182)`
Decimal	`199173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #030A05, 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 #030A05	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#030A05 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.01:1	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 #030A05 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #030a05; }
.text { color: #030a05; }
.border { border: 2px solid #030a05; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 10 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #030a05, #030a08); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #030A05?: #030A05 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 #030A05?: The RGB value is 3, 10, 5: 3 red, 10 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #030A05?: The complementary color is #0A0308, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #030A05?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.