What color is #070927?

#070927 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070927?

The RGB value is 7, 9, 39: 7 red, 9 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070927?

The complementary color is #272507, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070927?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070927 color

#070927 rgb(7, 9, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #070927 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 3.5% green and 15.3% blue (7, 9, 39).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 70% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Depths (#060929), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.49:1).

#070927 color codes

HEX	`#070927`
RGB	`rgb(7, 9, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 3.5%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 70%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 82%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 77%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.5, 7.52, -18.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.5, 20.29, 291.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.551, 0.387, 1.965)`
Decimal	`461095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070927, 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 #070927	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070927 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.49:1	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 #070927 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070927; }
.text { color: #070927; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070927; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 9 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070927, #150727); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #070927?: #070927 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070927?: The RGB value is 7, 9, 39: 7 red, 9 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070927?: The complementary color is #272507, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070927?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.