What color is #07030B?

#07030B is a black, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #07030B?

The RGB value is 7, 3, 11: 7 red, 3 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #07030B?

The complementary color is #070B03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #07030B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#07030B color

#07030B rgb(7, 3, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #07030B is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 1.2% green and 4.3% blue (7, 3, 11).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 57% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Narwhal Gray (#080813), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.45:1).

#07030B color codes

HEX	`#07030B`
RGB	`rgb(7, 3, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 1.2%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 57%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 73%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 73%, 0%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.21, 2.16, -2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.21, 3.43, 309.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.181, 0.134, 0.333)`
Decimal	`459531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #07030B, 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 #07030B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#07030B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.45:1	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 #07030B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #07030b; }
.text { color: #07030b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #07030b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 3 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #07030b, #0b030b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #07030B?: #07030B is a black, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #07030B?: The RGB value is 7, 3, 11: 7 red, 3 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #07030B?: The complementary color is #070B03, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #07030B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.