What color is #070B01?

#070B01 is a black, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070B01?

The RGB value is 7, 11, 1: 7 red, 11 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070B01?

The complementary color is #05010B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070B01?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070B01 color

#070B01 rgb(7, 11, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #070B01 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 4.3% green and 0.4% blue (7, 11, 1).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 83% saturation and 2% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 91% yellow and 96% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.86:1).

#070B01 color codes

HEX	`#070B01`
RGB	`rgb(7, 11, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 4.3%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 83%, 2%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 91%, 4%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 91%, 96%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.59, -2.45, 3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.59, 4.21, 125.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.213, 0.287, 0.073)`
Decimal	`461569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070B01, 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 #070B01	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070B01 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.86:1	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 #070B01 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070b01; }
.text { color: #070b01; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070b01; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 11 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070b01, #020b01); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #070B01?: #070B01 is a black, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070B01?: The RGB value is 7, 11, 1: 7 red, 11 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070B01?: The complementary color is #05010B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070B01?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.