What color is #07002E?

#07002E is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #07002E?

The RGB value is 7, 0, 46: 7 red, 0 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #07002E?

The complementary color is #272E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #07002E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#07002E color

#07002E rgb(7, 0, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #07002E is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 0% green and 18% blue (7, 0, 46).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight (#03012D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.03:1).

#07002E color codes

HEX	`#07002E`
RGB	`rgb(7, 0, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 0%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 100%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 100%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.19, 14.35, -26.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.19, 29.9, 298.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.581, 0.242, 2.6)`
Decimal	`458798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #07002E, 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 #07002E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#07002E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	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 #07002E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #07002e; }
.text { color: #07002e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #07002e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 0 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #07002e, #1e002e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #07002E?: #07002E is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #07002E?: The RGB value is 7, 0, 46: 7 red, 0 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #07002E?: The complementary color is #272E00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #07002E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.