What color is #010207?

#010207 is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #010207?

The RGB value is 1, 2, 7: 1 red, 2 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #010207?

The complementary color is #070601, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #010207?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#010207 color

#010207 rgb(1, 2, 7)

Shades of black

The hex color #010207 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 0.8% green and 2.7% blue (1, 2, 7).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 75% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 97% black.

The closest named color is Eight Ball (#03050A), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.73:1).

#010207 color codes

HEX	`#010207`
RGB	`rgb(1, 2, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 0.8%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 75%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 86%, 3%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 71%, 0%, 97%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.59, 0.43, -1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.59, 2.03, 282.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.073, 0.065, 0.21)`
Decimal	`66055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #010207, 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 #010207	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#010207 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.01:1	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 #010207 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #010207; }
.text { color: #010207; }
.border { border: 2px solid #010207; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 2 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #010207, #030107); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #010207?: #010207 is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #010207?: The RGB value is 1, 2, 7: 1 red, 2 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #010207?: The complementary color is #070601, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #010207?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.