What color is #071C1F?

#071C1F is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #071C1F?

The RGB value is 7, 28, 31: 7 red, 28 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #071C1F?

The complementary color is #1F0A07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #071C1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#071C1F color

#071C1F rgb(7, 28, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #071C1F is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 11% green and 12.2% blue (7, 28, 31).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 63% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.57:1).

#071C1F color codes

HEX	`#071C1F`
RGB	`rgb(7, 28, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 11%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 63%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 77%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 10%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.78, -7.11, -4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.78, 8.48, 213.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.75, 0.975, 1.445)`
Decimal	`465951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #071C1F, 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 #071C1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#071C1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #071C1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #071c1f; }
.text { color: #071c1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #071c1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 28 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #071c1f, #07101f); }

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Questions

What color is #071C1F?: #071C1F is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #071C1F?: The RGB value is 7, 28, 31: 7 red, 28 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #071C1F?: The complementary color is #1F0A07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #071C1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.