What color is #071500?

#071500 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #071500?

The RGB value is 7, 21, 0: 7 red, 21 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #071500?

The complementary color is #0E0015, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #071500?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#071500 color

#071500 rgb(7, 21, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #071500 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 8.2% green and 0% blue (7, 21, 0).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 100% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.81:1).

#071500 color codes

HEX	`#071500`
RGB	`rgb(7, 21, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 8.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 100%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 100%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 100%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.25, -8.07, 7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.25, 11.16, 136.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.356, 0.581, 0.093)`
Decimal	`464128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #071500, 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 #071500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#071500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.81:1	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 #071500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #071500; }
.text { color: #071500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #071500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 21 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #071500, #001504); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #071500?: #071500 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #071500?: The RGB value is 7, 21, 0: 7 red, 21 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #071500?: The complementary color is #0E0015, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #071500?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.