What color is #070B1E?

#070B1E is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070B1E?

The RGB value is 7, 11, 30: 7 red, 11 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070B1E?

The complementary color is #1E1A07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070B1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070B1E color

#070B1E rgb(7, 11, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #070B1E is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 4.3% green and 11.8% blue (7, 11, 30).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 62% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.52:1).

#070B1E color codes

HEX	`#070B1E`
RGB	`rgb(7, 11, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 4.3%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 62%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 77%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 63%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.42, 3.36, -11.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.42, 12.44, 285.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.442, 0.378, 1.278)`
Decimal	`461598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070B1E, 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 #070B1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070B1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.52:1	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 #070B1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070b1e; }
.text { color: #070b1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070b1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 11 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070b1e, #0f071e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #070B1E?: #070B1E is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070B1E?: The RGB value is 7, 11, 30: 7 red, 11 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070B1E?: The complementary color is #1E1A07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070B1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.