What color is #070E30?

#070E30 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070E30?

The RGB value is 7, 14, 48: 7 red, 14 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070E30?

The complementary color is #302907, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070E30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070E30 color

#070E30 rgb(7, 14, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #070E30 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 5.5% green and 18.8% blue (7, 14, 48).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 75% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Depths (#060929), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.84:1).

#070E30 color codes

HEX	`#070E30`
RGB	`rgb(7, 14, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 5.5%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 75%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 85%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 71%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.17, 9.58, -22.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.17, 24.9, 292.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.778, 0.573, 2.865)`
Decimal	`462384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070E30, 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 #070E30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070E30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #070E30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070e30; }
.text { color: #070e30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070e30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 14 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070e30, #140730); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #070E30?: #070E30 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070E30?: The RGB value is 7, 14, 48: 7 red, 14 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070E30?: The complementary color is #302907, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070E30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.