What color is #070F31?

#070F31 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #070F31?

The RGB value is 7, 15, 49: 7 red, 15 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #070F31?

The complementary color is #312907, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #070F31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#070F31 color

#070F31 rgb(7, 15, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #070F31 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 5.9% green and 19.2% blue (7, 15, 49).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 75% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Infinite Night (#071037), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.72:1).

#070F31 color codes

HEX	`#070F31`
RGB	`rgb(7, 15, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 5.9%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 75%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 86%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 69%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.5, 9.6, -23.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.5, 25.11, 292.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.813, 0.608, 2.98)`
Decimal	`462641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #070F31, 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 #070F31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#070F31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #070F31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #070f31; }
.text { color: #070f31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #070f31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 15 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #070f31, #140731); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #070F31?: #070F31 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Infinite Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #070F31?: The RGB value is 7, 15, 49: 7 red, 15 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #070F31?: The complementary color is #312907, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #070F31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.