What color is #070006?

#070006 is a black, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070006?

The RGB value is 7, 0, 6: 7 red, 0 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070006?

The complementary color is #000701, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070006?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070006 color

#070006 rgb(7, 0, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #070006 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 0% green and 2.4% blue (7, 0, 6).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 100% saturation and 1% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 14% yellow and 97% black.

The closest named color is Knight Rider (#0F0707), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.76:1).

#070006 color codes

HEX	`#070006`
RGB	`rgb(7, 0, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 0%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 100%, 1%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 100%, 3%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 14%, 97%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.53, 2.66, -1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.53, 3.12, 328.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.12, 0.058, 0.177)`
Decimal	`458758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070006, 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 #070006	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070006 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.76:1	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 #070006 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070006; }
.text { color: #070006; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070006; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 0 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070006, #070003); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #070006?: #070006 is a black, closest to the named color Knight Rider. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070006?: The RGB value is 7, 0, 6: 7 red, 0 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070006?: The complementary color is #000701, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070006?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.01:1 and white text 20.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.