What color is #071B3C?

#071B3C is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Dark Eclipse. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #071B3C?

The RGB value is 7, 27, 60: 7 red, 27 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #071B3C?

The complementary color is #3C2807, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #071B3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#071B3C color

#071B3C rgb(7, 27, 60)

Shades of black

The hex color #071B3C is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 10.6% green and 23.5% blue (7, 27, 60).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 79% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Dark Eclipse (#112244), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.06:1).

#071B3C color codes

HEX	`#071B3C`
RGB	`rgb(7, 27, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 10.6%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 79%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 88%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 55%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.22, 6.39, -23.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.22, 24.42, 285.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.295, 1.155, 4.429)`
Decimal	`465724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #071B3C, 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 #071B3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#071B3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #071B3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #071b3c; }
.text { color: #071b3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #071b3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 27 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #071b3c, #0e073c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #071B3C?: #071B3C is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Dark Eclipse. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #071B3C?: The RGB value is 7, 27, 60: 7 red, 27 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #071B3C?: The complementary color is #3C2807, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #071B3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.