Rich Black (FOGRA39) (#010203)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 20.77:1 — vs black: 1.01:1

Color values

  • HEX #010203
  • RGB rgb(1, 2, 3)
  • HSL hsl(210, 66%, 1%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 66.67, 33.33, 0, 98.82 )
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Tags

Mood

Bold (205) Luxury (200)

Style

Cool (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #010203 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Rich Black (FOGRA39)
#010203 Base
#030201
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Rich Black (FOGRA39)
#010203 Base
#010303
#010103
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Rich Black (FOGRA39)
#010203 Base
#030102
#020301
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Rich Black (FOGRA39)
#010203 Base
#030101
#030301
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Rich Black (FOGRA39)
#010203 Base
#030103
#030201
#010301
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Rich Black (FOGRA39)
#010203 Base
#060D13
#0B1622
#14283C
#274E76
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Rich Black (FOGRA39), generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #060D13
— #060D13
— #060D13
— #060D13
— #060D13
Rich Black (FOGRA39) #010203 Base
— #19324B
— #316293
— #5C92C9
— #A4C2E1
— #ECF2F9
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #010203. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #010203;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #010203;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #010203;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #010203,
        #050301
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #010203,
        #050301
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$rich-black-(fogra39): #010203;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$rich-black-(fogra39)-r: 1;
$rich-black-(fogra39)-g: 2;
$rich-black-(fogra39)-b: 3;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $rich-black-(fogra39);
    color: rgba($rich-black-(fogra39)-r, $rich-black-(fogra39)-g, $rich-black-(fogra39)-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Rich Black (FOGRA39) appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #010203 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #020203 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #020203 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #010202 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #020202 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Rich Black (FOGRA39) ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Rich Black (FOGRA39) #010203 Base
Others #-0 ΔE 0.58
Black #000000 ΔE 0.58
Onyx #0F0F0F ΔE 2.28
Smoky Black #100C08 ΔE 3.20

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.