What color is #071C0F?

#071C0F 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 #071C0F?

The RGB value is 7, 28, 15: 7 red, 28 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #071C0F?

The complementary color is #1C0714, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #071C0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#071C0F color

#071C0F rgb(7, 28, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #071C0F is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 11% green and 5.9% blue (7, 28, 15).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 60% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.77:1).

#071C0F color codes

HEX	`#071C0F`
RGB	`rgb(7, 28, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 11%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 60%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 75%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 46%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.22, -11.3, 5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.22, 12.63, 153.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.589, 0.91, 0.596)`
Decimal	`465935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #071C0F, 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 #071C0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#071C0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.77:1	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 #071C0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #071c0f; }
.text { color: #071c0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #071c0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 28 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #071c0f, #071c1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #071C0F?: #071C0F 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 #071C0F?: The RGB value is 7, 28, 15: 7 red, 28 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #071C0F?: The complementary color is #1C0714, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #071C0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.