What color is #070212?

#070212 is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070212?

The RGB value is 7, 2, 18: 7 red, 2 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070212?

The complementary color is #0D1202, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070212?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070212 color

#070212 rgb(7, 2, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #070212 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 0.8% green and 7.1% blue (7, 2, 18).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 80% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 89% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.46:1).

#070212 color codes

HEX	`#070212`
RGB	`rgb(7, 2, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 0.8%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 80%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 89%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 89%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.19, 3.8, -6.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.19, 7.38, 301)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.218, 0.132, 0.586)`
Decimal	`459282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070212, 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 #070212	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070212 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	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 #070212 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070212; }
.text { color: #070212; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070212; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 2 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070212, #0f0212); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #070212?: #070212 is a black, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070212?: The RGB value is 7, 2, 18: 7 red, 2 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070212?: The complementary color is #0D1202, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070212?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.