What color is #030A08?

#030A08 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #030A08?

The RGB value is 3, 10, 8: 3 red, 10 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #030A08?

The complementary color is #0A0305, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #030A08?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#030A08 color

#030A08 rgb(3, 10, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #030A08 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 3.9% green and 3.1% blue (3, 10, 8).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 54% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Black Metal (#060606), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.98:1).

#030A08 color codes

HEX	`#030A08`
RGB	`rgb(3, 10, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 3.9%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 54%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 70%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 20%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.29, -2.11, 0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.29, 2.11, 176.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.19, 0.254, 0.269)`
Decimal	`199176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #030A08, 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 #030A08	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#030A08 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.98:1	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 #030A08 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #030a08; }
.text { color: #030a08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #030a08; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 10 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #030a08, #03080a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #030A08?: #030A08 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #030A08?: The RGB value is 3, 10, 8: 3 red, 10 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #030A08?: The complementary color is #0A0305, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #030A08?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.