What color is #070C11?

#070C11 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070C11?

The RGB value is 7, 12, 17: 7 red, 12 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070C11?

The complementary color is #110C07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070C11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070C11 color

#070C11 rgb(7, 12, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #070C11 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 4.7% green and 6.7% blue (7, 12, 17).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 42% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Black (#0B0C10), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.63:1).

#070C11 color codes

HEX	`#070C11`
RGB	`rgb(7, 12, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 4.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 42%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 59%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 29%, 0%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.15, -0.45, -2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.15, 2.91, 261.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.32, 0.349, 0.581)`
Decimal	`461841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070C11, 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 #070C11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070C11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.63:1	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 #070C11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070c11; }
.text { color: #070c11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070c11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 12 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070c11, #070711); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #070C11?: #070C11 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070C11?: The RGB value is 7, 12, 17: 7 red, 12 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070C11?: The complementary color is #110C07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070C11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.