What color is #071C07?

#071C07 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #071C07?

The RGB value is 7, 28, 7: 7 red, 28 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #071C07?

The complementary color is #1C071C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #071C07?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#071C07 color

#071C07 rgb(7, 28, 7)

Shades of black

The hex color #071C07 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 11% green and 2.7% blue (7, 28, 7).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 60% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.82:1).

#071C07 color codes

HEX	`#071C07`
RGB	`rgb(7, 28, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 11%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 60%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 75%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 75%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.05, -12.52, 8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.05, 15.39, 144.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.541, 0.891, 0.344)`
Decimal	`465927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #071C07, 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 #071C07	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#071C07 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.82:1	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 #071C07 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #071c07; }
.text { color: #071c07; }
.border { border: 2px solid #071c07; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 28 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #071c07, #071c12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #071C07?: #071C07 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #071C07?: The RGB value is 7, 28, 7: 7 red, 28 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #071C07?: The complementary color is #1C071C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #071C07?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.