What color is #010701?

#010701 is a black, closest to the named color Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #010701?

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

What is the complementary color of #010701?

The complementary color is #070107, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #010701?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#010701 color

#010701 rgb(1, 7, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #010701 is a black.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 75% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 0% magenta, 86% yellow and 97% black.

The closest named color is Glimpse Into Space (#121210), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.35:1).

#010701 color codes

HEX	`#010701`
RGB	`rgb(1, 7, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 2.7%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 75%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 86%, 3%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 0%, 86%, 97%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.45, -2.4, 1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.45, 2.95, 144.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.094, 0.161, 0.055)`
Decimal	`67329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #010701, 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 #010701	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#010701 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	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 #010701 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #010701; }
.text { color: #010701; }
.border { border: 2px solid #010701; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 7 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #010701, #010704); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #010701?: #010701 is a black, closest to the named color Glimpse Into Space. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #010701?: The RGB value is 1, 7, 1: 1 red, 7 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #010701?: The complementary color is #070107, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #010701?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.