What color is #070205?

#070205 is a black, closest to the named color Raven’s Coat. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070205?

The RGB value is 7, 2, 5: 7 red, 2 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070205?

The complementary color is #020704, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070205?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070205 color

#070205 rgb(7, 2, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #070205 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 0.8% green and 2% blue (7, 2, 5).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 56% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 29% yellow and 97% black.

The closest named color is Raven’s Coat (#030205), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.59:1).

#070205 color codes

HEX	`#070205`
RGB	`rgb(7, 2, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 0.8%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 56%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 71%, 3%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 29%, 97%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(0.9, 1.72, -0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(0.9, 1.85, 338.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.137, 0.1, 0.156)`
Decimal	`459269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070205, 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 #070205	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070205 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.59:1	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 #070205 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070205; }
.text { color: #070205; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070205; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 2 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070205, #070202); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #070205?: #070205 is a black, closest to the named color Raven’s Coat. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070205?: The RGB value is 7, 2, 5: 7 red, 2 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070205?: The complementary color is #020704, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070205?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.02:1 and white text 20.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.