What color is #07152A?

#07152A is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #07152A?

The RGB value is 7, 21, 42: 7 red, 21 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #07152A?

The complementary color is #2A1C07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #07152A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#07152A color

#07152A rgb(7, 21, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #07152A is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 8.2% green and 16.5% blue (7, 21, 42).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 71% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Trapped Darkness (#0E1D32), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.27:1).

#07152A color codes

HEX	`#07152A`
RGB	`rgb(7, 21, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 8.2%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 71%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 83%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 50%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.76, 2.54, -15.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.76, 16.19, 279.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.774, 0.749, 2.294)`
Decimal	`464170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #07152A, 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 #07152A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#07152A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #07152A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #07152a; }
.text { color: #07152a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #07152a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 21 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #07152a, #0a072a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #07152A?: #07152A is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Trapped Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #07152A?: The RGB value is 7, 21, 42: 7 red, 21 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #07152A?: The complementary color is #2A1C07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #07152A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.