What color is #071925?

#071925 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Oxford by Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #071925?

The RGB value is 7, 25, 37: 7 red, 25 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #071925?

The complementary color is #251307, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #071925?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#071925 color

#071925 rgb(7, 25, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #071925 is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 9.8% green and 14.5% blue (7, 25, 37).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 68% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Oxford by Night (#001B2E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.88:1).

#071925 color codes

HEX	`#071925`
RGB	`rgb(7, 25, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 9.8%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 68%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 81%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 32%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.89, -2.52, -10.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.89, 10.78, 256.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.769, 0.874, 1.878)`
Decimal	`465189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #071925, 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 #071925	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#071925 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #071925 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #071925; }
.text { color: #071925; }
.border { border: 2px solid #071925; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 25 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #071925, #070a25); }

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Questions

What color is #071925?: #071925 is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Oxford by Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #071925?: The RGB value is 7, 25, 37: 7 red, 25 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #071925?: The complementary color is #251307, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #071925?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.