What color is #070114?

#070114 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070114?

The RGB value is 7, 1, 20: 7 red, 1 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070114?

The complementary color is #0E1401, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070114?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070114 color

#070114 rgb(7, 1, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #070114 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 0.4% green and 7.8% blue (7, 1, 20).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 90% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 95% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.52:1).

#070114 color codes

HEX	`#070114`
RGB	`rgb(7, 1, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 0.4%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 90%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 95%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 95%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.06, 4.63, -7.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.06, 9.07, 300.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.225, 0.117, 0.673)`
Decimal	`459028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070114, 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 #070114	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070114 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.02:1	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 #070114 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070114; }
.text { color: #070114; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070114; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 1 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070114, #110114); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #070114?: #070114 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070114?: The RGB value is 7, 1, 20: 7 red, 1 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070114?: The complementary color is #0E1401, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070114?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.