What color is #07071B?

#07071B is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #07071B?

The RGB value is 7, 7, 27: 7 red, 7 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #07071B?

The complementary color is #1B1B07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #07071B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#07071B color

#07071B rgb(7, 7, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #07071B is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 2.7% green and 10.6% blue (7, 7, 27).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 59% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.9:1).

#07071B color codes

HEX	`#07071B`
RGB	`rgb(7, 7, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 2.7%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 59%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 74%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 74%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.5, 4.05, -10.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.5, 11.69, 290.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.361, 0.276, 1.071)`
Decimal	`460571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #07071B, 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 #07071B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#07071B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #07071B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #07071b; }
.text { color: #07071b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #07071b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 7 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #07071b, #11071b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #07071B?: #07071B is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #07071B?: The RGB value is 7, 7, 27: 7 red, 7 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #07071B?: The complementary color is #1B1B07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #07071B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.