What color is #030B10?

#030B10 is a black, closest to the named color Rich Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #030B10?

The RGB value is 3, 11, 16: 3 red, 11 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #030B10?

The complementary color is #100803, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #030B10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#030B10 color

#030B10 rgb(3, 11, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #030B10 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 4.3% green and 6.3% blue (3, 11, 16).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 68% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Rich Black (#010B13), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.83:1).

#030B10 color codes

HEX	`#030B10`
RGB	`rgb(3, 11, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 4.3%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 68%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 81%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 31%, 0%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.67, -1.26, -3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.67, 3.28, 247.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.251, 0.296, 0.534)`
Decimal	`199440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #030B10, 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 #030B10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#030B10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #030B10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #030b10; }
.text { color: #030b10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #030b10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 11 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #030b10, #030410); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #030B10?: #030B10 is a black, closest to the named color Rich Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #030B10?: The RGB value is 3, 11, 16: 3 red, 11 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #030B10?: The complementary color is #100803, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #030B10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.