#030712 — Tints, Shades & Color Values

#030712

#030712 is a very dark, vivid blue. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class gray-950 (e.g. bg-gray-950, text-gray-950). Its nearest CSS named color is black (#000000). For readable text on a #030712 background, white text gives the strongest contrast (20.13:1). Because it is dark, #030712 suits text, navigation bars, and footers on light backgrounds, and its tints make natural hover and surface colors.

Want to fine-tune this color interactively? Open #030712 in the tint & shade generator to explore the full lightness, hue, and chroma scales and copy any step.

Color Values

Hex#030712
RGBrgb(3, 7, 18)
HSLhsl(224, 71%, 4%)
HSV / HSB224°, 83%, 7%
Nearest namedblack (#000000)

Need these in another format? Use our hex to RGB converter for quick two-way conversion.

#030712 in Tailwind CSS (gray-950)

#030712 ships with Tailwind CSS as gray-950 — use it as bg-gray-950, text-gray-950, or border-gray-950. It sits at step 950 of the gray ramp; every other step links to its own page:

Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.

Tints of #030712 (Mixed with White)

Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.

Shades of #030712 (Mixed with Black)

Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).

WCAG Contrast & Accessibility

Contrast ratios for text placed on a #030712 background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).

Text color White text 20.13:1 — AA normal: Pass · AA large: Pass · AAA: Pass
Black text 1.04:1 — AA normal: Fail · AA large: Fail · AAA: Fail

If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a lighter tint of #030712 from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.

More blue colors in the library: #09090B (zinc-950), #020617 (slate-950), #0F172A (slate-900), #082F49 (sky-950), #1E293B (slate-800), #1E1B4B (indigo-950).

Frequently Asked Questions

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