What color is #070906?

#070906 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070906?

The RGB value is 7, 9, 6: 7 red, 9 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070906?

The complementary color is #080609, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070906?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070906 color

#070906 rgb(7, 9, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #070906 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 3.5% green and 2.4% blue (7, 9, 6).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 20% saturation and 3% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Black Metal (#060606), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.99:1).

#070906 color codes

HEX	`#070906`
RGB	`rgb(7, 9, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 3.5%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 20%, 3%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 33%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 33%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.29, -0.94, 0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.29, 1.34, 134.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.218, 0.254, 0.21)`
Decimal	`461062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070906, 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 #070906	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070906 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.99:1	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 #070906 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070906; }
.text { color: #070906; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070906; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 9 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070906, #060906); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #070906?: #070906 is a black, closest to the named color Black Metal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070906?: The RGB value is 7, 9, 6: 7 red, 9 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070906?: The complementary color is #080609, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070906?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.