What color is #030E1D?

#030E1D is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #030E1D?

The RGB value is 3, 14, 29: 3 red, 14 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #030E1D?

The complementary color is #1D1203, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #030E1D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#030E1D color

#030E1D rgb(3, 14, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #030E1D is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 5.5% green and 11.4% blue (3, 14, 29).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 81% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.37:1).

#030E1D color codes

HEX	`#030E1D`
RGB	`rgb(3, 14, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 5.5%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 81%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 90%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 52%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.81, 0.62, -10.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.81, 10.63, 273.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.416, 0.422, 1.222)`
Decimal	`200221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #030E1D, 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 #030E1D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#030E1D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.37:1	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 #030E1D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #030e1d; }
.text { color: #030e1d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #030e1d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 14 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #030e1d, #05031d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #030E1D?: #030E1D is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #030E1D?: The RGB value is 3, 14, 29: 3 red, 14 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #030E1D?: The complementary color is #1D1203, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #030E1D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.