What color is #071712?

#071712 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #071712?

The RGB value is 7, 23, 18: 7 red, 23 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #071712?

The complementary color is #17070C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #071712?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#071712 color

#071712 rgb(7, 23, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #071712 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 9% green and 7.1% blue (7, 23, 18).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 53% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.42:1).

#071712 color codes

HEX	`#071712`
RGB	`rgb(7, 23, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 9%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 53%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 70%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 22%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.34, -6.71, 1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.34, 6.81, 169.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.503, 0.702, 0.681)`
Decimal	`464658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #071712, 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 #071712	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#071712 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #071712 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #071712; }
.text { color: #071712; }
.border { border: 2px solid #071712; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 23 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #071712, #071417); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #071712?: #071712 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jedi Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #071712?: The RGB value is 7, 23, 18: 7 red, 23 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #071712?: The complementary color is #17070C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #071712?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.