What color is #07070F?

#07070F is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #07070F?

The RGB value is 7, 7, 15: 7 red, 7 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #07070F?

The complementary color is #0F0F07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #07070F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#07070F color

#07070F rgb(7, 7, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #07070F is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 2.7% green and 5.9% blue (7, 7, 15).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 36% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Oil (#0B0C14), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.07:1).

#07070F color codes

HEX	`#07070F`
RGB	`rgb(7, 7, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 2.7%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 36%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 53%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 53%, 0%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.09, 1.22, -3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.09, 3.52, 290.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.25, 0.232, 0.483)`
Decimal	`460559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #07070F, 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 #07070F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#07070F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	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 #07070F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #07070f; }
.text { color: #07070f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #07070f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 7 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #07070f, #0b070f); }

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Questions

What color is #07070F?: #07070F is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Oil. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #07070F?: The RGB value is 7, 7, 15: 7 red, 7 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #07070F?: The complementary color is #0F0F07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #07070F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.