What color is #071512?

#071512 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #071512?

The RGB value is 7, 21, 18: 7 red, 21 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #071512?

The complementary color is #15070A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #071512?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#071512 color

#071512 rgb(7, 21, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #071512 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 8.2% green and 7.1% blue (7, 21, 18).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 50% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.67:1).

#071512 color codes

HEX	`#071512`
RGB	`rgb(7, 21, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 8.2%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 50%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 67%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 14%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.65, -5.29, 0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.65, 5.3, 178.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.465, 0.625, 0.668)`
Decimal	`464146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #071512, 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 #071512	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#071512 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #071512 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #071512; }
.text { color: #071512; }
.border { border: 2px solid #071512; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 21 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #071512, #071115); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #071512?: #071512 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #071512?: The RGB value is 7, 21, 18: 7 red, 21 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #071512?: The complementary color is #15070A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #071512?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.