What color is #030B1B?

#030B1B is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #030B1B?

The RGB value is 3, 11, 27: 3 red, 11 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #030B1B?

The complementary color is #1B1303, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #030B1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#030B1B color

#030B1B rgb(3, 11, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #030B1B is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 4.3% green and 10.6% blue (3, 11, 27).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 80% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.67:1).

#030B1B color codes

HEX	`#030B1B`
RGB	`rgb(3, 11, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 4.3%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 80%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 89%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 59%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.05, 1.39, -10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.05, 10.26, 277.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.355, 0.338, 1.083)`
Decimal	`199451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #030B1B, 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 #030B1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#030B1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #030B1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #030b1b; }
.text { color: #030b1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #030b1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 11 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #030b1b, #07031b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #030B1B?: #030B1B is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #030B1B?: The RGB value is 3, 11, 27: 3 red, 11 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #030B1B?: The complementary color is #1B1303, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #030B1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.