What color is #070B23?

#070B23 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070B23?

The RGB value is 7, 11, 35: 7 red, 11 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070B23?

The complementary color is #231F07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070B23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070B23 color

#070B23 rgb(7, 11, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #070B23 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 4.3% green and 13.7% blue (7, 11, 35).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 67% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Void (#050D25), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.42:1).

#070B23 color codes

HEX	`#070B23`
RGB	`rgb(7, 11, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 4.3%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 67%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 80%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 69%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.67, 5.11, -15.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.67, 16.32, 288.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.511, 0.406, 1.641)`
Decimal	`461603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070B23, 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 #070B23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070B23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.42:1	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 #070B23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070b23; }
.text { color: #070b23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070b23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 11 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070b23, #110723); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #070B23?: #070B23 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070B23?: The RGB value is 7, 11, 35: 7 red, 11 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070B23?: The complementary color is #231F07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070B23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.