What color is #071B18?

#071B18 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #071B18?

The RGB value is 7, 27, 24: 7 red, 27 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #071B18?

The complementary color is #1B070A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #071B18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#071B18 color

#071B18 rgb(7, 27, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #071B18 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 10.6% green and 9.4% blue (7, 27, 24).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 59% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.81:1).

#071B18 color codes

HEX	`#071B18`
RGB	`rgb(7, 27, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 10.6%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 59%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 74%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 11%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.08, -8.45, -0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.08, 8.46, 182.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.644, 0.895, 1.003)`
Decimal	`465688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #071B18, 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 #071B18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#071B18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #071B18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #071b18; }
.text { color: #071b18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #071b18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 27 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #071b18, #07141b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #071B18?: #071B18 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #071B18?: The RGB value is 7, 27, 24: 7 red, 27 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #071B18?: The complementary color is #1B070A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #071B18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.