What color is #07162E?

#07162E is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #07162E?

The RGB value is 7, 22, 46: 7 red, 22 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #07162E?

The complementary color is #2E1F07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #07162E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#07162E color

#07162E rgb(7, 22, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #07162E is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 8.6% green and 18% blue (7, 22, 46).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 74% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Squid’s Ink (#041330), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.05:1).

#07162E color codes

HEX	`#07162E`
RGB	`rgb(7, 22, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 8.6%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 74%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 85%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 52%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.37, 3.75, -18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.37, 18.38, 281.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.867, 0.816, 2.696)`
Decimal	`464430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #07162E, 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 #07162E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#07162E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #07162E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #07162e; }
.text { color: #07162e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #07162e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 22 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #07162e, #0b072e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #07162E?: #07162E is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #07162E?: The RGB value is 7, 22, 46: 7 red, 22 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #07162E?: The complementary color is #2E1F07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #07162E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.