What color is #071101?

#071101 is a black, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #071101?

The RGB value is 7, 17, 1: 7 red, 17 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #071101?

The complementary color is #0B0111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #071101?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#071101 color

#071101 rgb(7, 17, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #071101 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 6.7% green and 0.4% blue (7, 17, 1).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 89% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 94% yellow and 93% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.27:1).

#071101 color codes

HEX	`#071101`
RGB	`rgb(7, 17, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 6.7%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 89%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 94%, 7%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 94%, 93%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.05, -5.43, 5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.05, 7.77, 134.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.294, 0.448, 0.1)`
Decimal	`463105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #071101, 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 #071101	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#071101 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.27:1	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 #071101 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #071101; }
.text { color: #071101; }
.border { border: 2px solid #071101; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 17 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #071101, #011103); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #071101?: #071101 is a black, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #071101?: The RGB value is 7, 17, 1: 7 red, 17 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #071101?: The complementary color is #0B0111, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #071101?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.