What color is #07072E?

#07072E is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #07072E?

The RGB value is 7, 7, 46: 7 red, 7 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #07072E?

The complementary color is #2E2E07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #07072E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#07072E color

#07072E rgb(7, 7, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #07072E is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 2.7% green and 18% blue (7, 7, 46).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 74% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 85% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight (#03012D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.46:1).

#07072E color codes

HEX	`#07072E`
RGB	`rgb(7, 7, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 2.7%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 74%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 85%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 85%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.56, 11.54, -24.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.56, 26.68, 295.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.657, 0.394, 2.626)`
Decimal	`460590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #07072E, 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 #07072E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#07072E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #07072E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #07072e; }
.text { color: #07072e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #07072e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 7 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #07072e, #1a072e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #07072E?: #07072E is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #07072E?: The RGB value is 7, 7, 46: 7 red, 7 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #07072E?: The complementary color is #2E2E07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #07072E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.