What color is #03101A?

#03101A is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #03101A?

The RGB value is 3, 16, 26: 3 red, 16 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #03101A?

The complementary color is #1A0D03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #03101A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#03101A color

#03101A rgb(3, 16, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #03101A is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 6.3% green and 10.2% blue (3, 16, 26).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 79% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.21:1).

#03101A color codes

HEX	`#03101A`
RGB	`rgb(3, 16, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 6.3%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 79%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 88%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 38%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.2, -1.32, -7.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.2, 7.8, 260.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.409, 0.464, 1.045)`
Decimal	`200730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #03101A, 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 #03101A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#03101A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #03101A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #03101a; }
.text { color: #03101a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #03101a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 16 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #03101a, #03051a); }

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Questions

What color is #03101A?: #03101A is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #03101A?: The RGB value is 3, 16, 26: 3 red, 16 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #03101A?: The complementary color is #1A0D03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #03101A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.