What color is #070601?

#070601 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070601?

The RGB value is 7, 6, 1: 7 red, 6 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070601?

The complementary color is #010207, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070601?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070601 color

#070601 rgb(7, 6, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #070601 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 2.4% green and 0.4% blue (7, 6, 1).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 75% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 86% yellow and 97% black.

The closest named color is Raven Black (#050301), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.28:1).

#070601 color codes

HEX	`#070601`
RGB	`rgb(7, 6, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 2.4%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 75%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 86%, 3%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 86%, 97%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.6, -0.43, 1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.6, 2.03, 102.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.158, 0.178, 0.055)`
Decimal	`460289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070601, 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 #070601	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070601 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #070601 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070601; }
.text { color: #070601; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070601; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 6 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070601, #050701); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #070601?: #070601 is a black, closest to the named color Raven Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070601?: The RGB value is 7, 6, 1: 7 red, 6 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070601?: The complementary color is #010207, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070601?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.