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#030704

Black · very dark neutral

About #030704

#030704 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 1% red, 3% green and 2% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 97% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Black (ΔE 2.3); Onyx comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #070306 — a black tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very dark tones like #030704 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 20.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (20.27:1).

Colour codes

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RGB
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HSV / HSB
CMYK
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CSS
Red3
Green7
Blue4

Closest named colours

Black
#000000 · ΔE 2.3
Onyx
#111111 · ΔE 3.8
Jet
#2B2B2B · ΔE 16.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #030704

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on black #030704.
20.27:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on black #030704.
1.04:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #030704 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#030704
Protanopia (no red cones)
#070604
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#060604
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#030706

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #030704?

#030704 is a near-neutral, very dark shade in the black family. On screen it is built from 1% red, 3% green and 2% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 97% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #030704?

Use white text. White on #030704 has a contrast ratio of 20.27:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #030704?

Its complementary colour is #070306, and analogous partners are #040703 and #030706.