What color is #070E18?

#070E18 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070E18?

The RGB value is 7, 14, 24: 7 red, 14 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070E18?

The complementary color is #181107, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070E18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070E18 color

#070E18 rgb(7, 14, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #070E18 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 5.5% green and 9.4% blue (7, 14, 24).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 55% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Edition (#0C121B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.35:1).

#070E18 color codes

HEX	`#070E18`
RGB	`rgb(7, 14, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 5.5%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 55%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 71%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 42%, 0%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.84, 0.22, -6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.84, 6.61, 271.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.409, 0.425, 0.924)`
Decimal	`462360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070E18, 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 #070E18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070E18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #070E18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070e18; }
.text { color: #070e18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070e18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 14 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070e18, #080718); }

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Questions

What color is #070E18?: #070E18 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Edition. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070E18?: The RGB value is 7, 14, 24: 7 red, 14 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070E18?: The complementary color is #181107, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070E18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.