What color is #070716?

#070716 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070716?

The RGB value is 7, 7, 22: 7 red, 7 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070716?

The complementary color is #161607, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070716?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070716 color

#070716 rgb(7, 7, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #070716 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 2.7% green and 8.6% blue (7, 7, 22).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 52% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Obsidian Shard (#060313), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.98:1).

#070716 color codes

HEX	`#070716`
RGB	`rgb(7, 7, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 2.7%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 52%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 68%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 68%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.3, 2.7, -7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.3, 7.84, 290.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.308, 0.255, 0.792)`
Decimal	`460566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070716, 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 #070716	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070716 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.98:1	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 #070716 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070716; }
.text { color: #070716; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070716; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 7 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070716, #0f0716); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #070716?: #070716 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Obsidian Shard. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070716?: The RGB value is 7, 7, 22: 7 red, 7 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070716?: The complementary color is #161607, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070716?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.