What color is #070711?

#070711 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 #070711?

The RGB value is 7, 7, 17: 7 red, 7 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070711?

The complementary color is #111107, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070711?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070711 color

#070711 rgb(7, 7, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #070711 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 2.7% green and 6.7% blue (7, 7, 17).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 42% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Narwhal Gray (#080813), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.05:1).

#070711 color codes

HEX	`#070711`
RGB	`rgb(7, 7, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 2.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 42%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 59%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 59%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.15, 1.59, -4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.15, 4.62, 290.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.265, 0.238, 0.562)`
Decimal	`460561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070711, 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 #070711	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070711 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.05:1	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 #070711 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070711; }
.text { color: #070711; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070711; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 7 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070711, #0c0711); }

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Questions

What color is #070711?: #070711 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 #070711?: The RGB value is 7, 7, 17: 7 red, 7 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070711?: The complementary color is #111107, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070711?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.