What color is #071714?

#071714 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 #071714?

The RGB value is 7, 23, 20: 7 red, 23 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #071714?

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

Is black or white text better on #071714?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#071714 color

#071714 rgb(7, 23, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #071714 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 9% green and 7.8% blue (7, 23, 20).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 53% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Jedi Night (#041108), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.39:1).

#071714 color codes

HEX	`#071714`
RGB	`rgb(7, 23, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 9%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 53%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 70%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 13%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.4, -6.27, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.4, 6.27, 179.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.52, 0.708, 0.771)`
Decimal	`464660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #071714, 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 #071714	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#071714 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.39:1	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 #071714 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #071714; }
.text { color: #071714; }
.border { border: 2px solid #071714; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 23 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #071714, #071217); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #071714?: #071714 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 #071714?: The RGB value is 7, 23, 20: 7 red, 23 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #071714?: The complementary color is #17070A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #071714?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.