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#030A09 closest to Black Metal

#030A09 is a very dark black; the closest named color is Black Metal. In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 3.9% green and 3.5% blue (rgb(3, 10, 9)). Its HSL value is 171° hue, 54% saturation and 3% lightness, and in CMYK it is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 96% black. #030A09 is a neutral color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 19.98:1.

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#030A09 color conversion

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Variations of #030A09

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

030A090B1413161E1D2229282E35343B4040484C4C565958636665727373

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#030A09 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

030A090A0304
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

030A090A03070A0603
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

030A0909030A0A0903
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

030A0903040A0A03040A0903
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#030A09 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #030A09 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #080809
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #090909
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #070909
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #080809
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #060909
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #010A0A
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #020A09
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #080808
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #070909

#030A09 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
19.98:1 Super#030A09 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.05:1 Very poor#030A09 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#030A09 in CSS

/* Black Metal */
.color { color: #030A09; }
.background { background-color: #030A09; }
.border { border: 1px solid #030A09; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(3 10 9);
color: hsl(171 54% 3%);
color: oklch(0.135 0.015 186.6);

#030A09 FAQ

What color is #030A09?

#030A09 is a very dark black. Its closest named color is Black Metal. It belongs to the black color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #030A09?

#030A09 is rgb(3, 10, 9) in RGB, hsl(171, 54%, 3%) in HSL and cmyk(70%, 0%, 10%, 96%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #030A09?

The complementary color of #030A09 is #0A0304, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #030A09?

White text has the best contrast on #030A09: 19.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #030A09 a warm or cool color?

#030A09 is a neutral color.