What color is #070706?

#070706 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070706?

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

What is the complementary color of #070706?

The complementary color is #060607, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070706?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070706 color

#070706 rgb(7, 7, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #070706 is a black.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 8% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 97% black.

The closest named color is Black Metal (#060606), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.15:1).

#070706 color codes

HEX	`#070706`
RGB	`rgb(7, 7, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 2.7%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 8%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 14%, 3%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 14%, 97%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.9, -0.14, 0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.9, 0.4, 110.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.196, 0.21, 0.202)`
Decimal	`460550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070706, 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 #070706	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070706 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.15:1	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 #070706 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070706; }
.text { color: #070706; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070706; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 7 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070706, #070706); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #070706?: #070706 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070706?: The RGB value is 7, 7, 6: 7 red, 7 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070706?: The complementary color is #060607, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070706?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.