What color is #071037?

#071037 is a very dark, moderate blue known as Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Infinite Night?

The RGB value is 7, 16, 55: 7 red, 16 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Infinite Night?

The complementary color is #372E07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #071037?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Infinite Night color: hex code #071037

#071037 rgb(7, 16, 55)

Shades of black

Infinite Night has the hex code #071037. It is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 6.3% green and 21.6% blue (7, 16, 55).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 77% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.45:1).

Infinite Night (#071037) color codes

HEX	`#071037`
RGB	`rgb(7, 16, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 6.3%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 77%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 87%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 71%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.25, 12.28, -26.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.25, 29.12, 294.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.962, 0.691, 3.696)`
Decimal	`462903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Infinite Night, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #071037	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#071037 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #071037 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #071037; }
.text { color: #071037; }
.border { border: 2px solid #071037; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 16 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #071037, #160737); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

See #071037 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #071037?: #071037 is a very dark, moderate blue known as Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Infinite Night?: The RGB value is 7, 16, 55: 7 red, 16 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Infinite Night?: The complementary color is #372E07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #071037?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.