What color is #01070B?

#01070B is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #01070B?

The RGB value is 1, 7, 11: 1 red, 7 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #01070B?

The complementary color is #0B0501, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #01070B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#01070B color

#01070B rgb(1, 7, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #01070B is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 2.7% green and 4.3% blue (1, 7, 11).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 83% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Eight Ball (#03050A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.26:1).

#01070B color codes

HEX	`#01070B`
RGB	`rgb(1, 7, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 2.7%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 83%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 91%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 36%, 0%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.65, -1.01, -2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.65, 2.31, 244.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.149, 0.183, 0.344)`
Decimal	`67339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #01070B, 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 #01070B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#01070B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.26:1	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 #01070B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #01070b; }
.text { color: #01070b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #01070b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 7 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #01070b, #01020b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #01070B?: #01070B is a black, closest to the named color Eight Ball. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #01070B?: The RGB value is 1, 7, 11: 1 red, 7 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #01070B?: The complementary color is #0B0501, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #01070B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.