What color is #070B14?

#070B14 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070B14?

The RGB value is 7, 11, 20: 7 red, 11 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070B14?

The complementary color is #141007, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070B14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070B14 color

#070B14 rgb(7, 11, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #070B14 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 4.3% green and 7.8% blue (7, 11, 20).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 48% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Dark Rift (#060B14), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.68:1).

#070B14 color codes

HEX	`#070B14`
RGB	`rgb(7, 11, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 4.3%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 48%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 65%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 45%, 0%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.03, 0.62, -4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.03, 4.96, 277.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.334, 0.335, 0.709)`
Decimal	`461588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070B14, 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 #070B14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070B14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #070B14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070b14; }
.text { color: #070b14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070b14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 11 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070b14, #0a0714); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #070B14?: #070B14 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Rift. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070B14?: The RGB value is 7, 11, 20: 7 red, 11 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070B14?: The complementary color is #141007, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070B14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.