#030407
Black · very dark neutral
About #030407
#030407 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 1% red, 2% green and 3% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 57% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 97% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Black (ΔE 1.7); Onyx comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #070603 — a black tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #030407 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 20.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (20.50:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #030407
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #030407 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #030407?
#030407 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 1% red, 2% green and 3% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 57% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 97% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #030407?
Use white text. White on #030407 has a contrast ratio of 20.50:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #030407?
Its complementary colour is #070603, and analogous partners are #030607 and #040307.