What color is #031104?

#031104 is a black, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #031104?

The RGB value is 3, 17, 4: 3 red, 17 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #031104?

The complementary color is #110310, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #031104?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#031104 color

#031104 rgb(3, 17, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #031104 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 6.7% green and 1.6% blue (3, 17, 4).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 70% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Blackn’t (#020F03), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.34:1).

#031104 color codes

HEX	`#031104`
RGB	`rgb(3, 17, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(1.2%, 6.7%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 70%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 82%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 0%, 76%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.88, -6.06, 4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.88, 7.29, 146.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.26, 0.429, 0.184)`
Decimal	`200964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #031104, 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 #031104	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#031104 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.34:1	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 #031104 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #031104; }
.text { color: #031104; }
.border { border: 2px solid #031104; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(3 17 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #031104, #03110b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #031104?: #031104 is a black, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #031104?: The RGB value is 3, 17, 4: 3 red, 17 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #031104?: The complementary color is #110310, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #031104?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.