What color is #030C1F?

#030C1F is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #030C1F?

The RGB value is 3, 12, 31: 3 red, 12 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #030C1F?

The complementary color is #1F1603, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #030C1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#030C1F color

#030C1F rgb(3, 12, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #030C1F is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 4.7% green and 12.2% blue (3, 12, 31).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 82% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Void (#050D25), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.51:1).

#030C1F color codes

HEX	`#030C1F`
RGB	`rgb(3, 12, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 4.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 82%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 90%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 61%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.44, 2.21, -12.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.44, 12.93, 279.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.416, 0.381, 1.348)`
Decimal	`199711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #030C1F, 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 #030C1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#030C1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #030C1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #030c1f; }
.text { color: #030c1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #030c1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 12 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #030c1f, #08031f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #030C1F?: #030C1F is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #030C1F?: The RGB value is 3, 12, 31: 3 red, 12 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #030C1F?: The complementary color is #1F1603, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #030C1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.