What color is #070610?

#070610 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070610?

The RGB value is 7, 6, 16: 7 red, 6 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070610?

The complementary color is #0F1006, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070610?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070610 color

#070610 rgb(7, 6, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #070610 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 2.4% green and 6.3% blue (7, 6, 16).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 45% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Narwhal Gray (#080813), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.14:1).

#070610 color codes

HEX	`#070610`
RGB	`rgb(7, 6, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 2.4%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 45%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 63%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 62%, 0%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.92, 1.8, -4.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.92, 4.48, 293.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.246, 0.213, 0.518)`
Decimal	`460304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070610, 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 #070610	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070610 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.14:1	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 #070610 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070610; }
.text { color: #070610; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070610; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 6 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070610, #0c0610); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #070610?: #070610 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Narwhal Gray. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070610?: The RGB value is 7, 6, 16: 7 red, 6 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070610?: The complementary color is #0F1006, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070610?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.