What color is #070910?

#070910 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070910?

The RGB value is 7, 9, 16: 7 red, 9 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070910?

The complementary color is #100E07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070910?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070910 color

#070910 rgb(7, 9, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #070910 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 3.5% green and 6.3% blue (7, 9, 16).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 39% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Black (#0B0C10), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.89:1).

#070910 color codes

HEX	`#070910`
RGB	`rgb(7, 9, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 3.5%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 39%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 56%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 44%, 0%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.51, 0.6, -3.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.51, 3.29, 280.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.279, 0.278, 0.529)`
Decimal	`461072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070910, 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 #070910	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070910 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.89:1	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 #070910 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070910; }
.text { color: #070910; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070910; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 9 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070910, #090710); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #070910?: #070910 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070910?: The RGB value is 7, 9, 16: 7 red, 9 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070910?: The complementary color is #100E07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070910?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.