What color is #000715?

#000715 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #000715?

The RGB value is 0, 7, 21: 0 red, 7 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #000715?

The complementary color is #150E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #000715?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#000715 color

#000715 rgb(0, 7, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #000715 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 2.7% green and 8.2% blue (0, 7, 21).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 100% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Dark Rift (#060B14), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.17:1).

#000715 color codes

HEX	`#000715`
RGB	`rgb(0, 7, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 2.7%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 100%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 100%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 67%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.86, 0.63, -7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.86, 7.37, 274.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.211, 0.206, 0.738)`
Decimal	`1813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #000715, 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 #000715	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#000715 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #000715 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #000715; }
.text { color: #000715; }
.border { border: 2px solid #000715; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 7 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #000715, #040015); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #000715?: #000715 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #000715?: The RGB value is 0, 7, 21: 0 red, 7 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #000715?: The complementary color is #150E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #000715?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.