#030712 Color

#030712 is rgb(3, 7, 18) in RGB, hsl(224, 71%, 4%) in HSL, and about cmyk(83%, 61%, 0%, 93%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Black (#010B13), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#030712

HEX#030712

RGBrgb(3, 7, 18)

HSLhsl(224, 71%, 4%)

HSVhsv(224, 83%, 7%)

CMYKcmyk(83%, 61%, 0%, 93%)

OKLCHoklch(13% 0.027 261.7)

LABlab(1.89% 0.25 -5.31)

LCHlch(1.89% 5.31 272.75)

What #030712 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #030712, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rich Black#010B13ΔE 2.05 Vampire Black#080808ΔE 5.32 Jet Black#0A0A0AΔE 5.38 Black#000000ΔE 5.64 Vantablack#000100ΔE 5.88 Registration Black#000200ΔE 6.14

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#030712 Channel Values

How #030712 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 3 · G 7 · B 18	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 224° · S 71% · L 4%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 224° · S 83% · V 7%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 83% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 93%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	20.13:1 vs white · 1.04:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #030712 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text20.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #030712

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #030712; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #030712

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #030712 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#030712

Protanopia#060612

Protanomaly#050712

Deuteranopia#060612

Deuteranomaly#050612

Tritanopia#010909

Tritanomaly#02080D

Achromatopsia#070707

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Using #030712 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-030712: #030712;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #030712;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-030712': '#030712' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.027, blue: 0.071)

Android XML<color name="color_030712">#030712</color>

SVG fillfill="#030712"

More Blue Colors

#030712 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

032b45 024a70 035096 020618 05051a 01386a 0505ff 010b13 052f4a 0099ff 054a76 0084d1 121254 1e90ff 2d14b8 3c69e7 51a2ff 6699cc 8073d4 9bc4e2 beb8ff dce3f9 fafaff 001c3d

#030712 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #030712?

#030712 is a darkest blue — rgb(3, 7, 18) in RGB and hsl(224, 71%, 4%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Black (#010B13), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.05.

What is the RGB value of #030712?

#030712 is rgb(3, 7, 18) — red 3, green 7, and blue 18 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #030712?

#030712 converts to approximately cmyk(83%, 61%, 0%, 93%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #030712 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #030712 scores 20.13:1 against white and 1.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #030712 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #030712 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 5.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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