What color is #070528?

#070528 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070528?

The RGB value is 7, 5, 40: 7 red, 5 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070528?

The complementary color is #262805, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070528?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070528 color

#070528 rgb(7, 5, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #070528 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 2% green and 15.7% blue (7, 5, 40).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 78% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 87% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Depths (#060929), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.79:1).

#070528 color codes

HEX	`#070528`
RGB	`rgb(7, 5, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 2%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 78%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 88%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 87%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.77, 9.55, -20.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.77, 22.83, 294.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.525, 0.307, 2.039)`
Decimal	`460072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070528, 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 #070528	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070528 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #070528 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070528; }
.text { color: #070528; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070528; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 5 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070528, #190528); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #070528?: #070528 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070528?: The RGB value is 7, 5, 40: 7 red, 5 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070528?: The complementary color is #262805, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070528?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.