What color is #070E46?

#070E46 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Storm. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070E46?

The RGB value is 7, 14, 70: 7 red, 14 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070E46?

The complementary color is #463F07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070E46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070E46 color

#070E46 rgb(7, 14, 70)

Shades of black

The hex color #070E46 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 5.5% green and 27.5% blue (7, 14, 70).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 82% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Storm (#000B44), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.1:1).

#070E46 color codes

HEX	`#070E46`
RGB	`rgb(7, 14, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 5.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 82%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 90%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 80%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.24, 20.92, -35.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.24, 41.22, 300.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.35, 0.801, 5.877)`
Decimal	`462406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070E46, 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 #070E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #070E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070e46; }
.text { color: #070e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 14 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070e46, #200746); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #070E46?: #070E46 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Storm. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070E46?: The RGB value is 7, 14, 70: 7 red, 14 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070E46?: The complementary color is #463F07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070E46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.