What color is #071D48?

#071D48 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Subnautical. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #071D48?

The RGB value is 7, 29, 72: 7 red, 29 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #071D48?

The complementary color is #483207, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #071D48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#071D48 color

#071D48 rgb(7, 29, 72)

Shades of black

The hex color #071D48 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 11.4% green and 28.2% blue (7, 29, 72).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 82% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Subnautical (#012253), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.43:1).

#071D48 color codes

HEX	`#071D48`
RGB	`rgb(7, 29, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 11.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 82%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 90%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 60%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.9, 10.4, -29.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.9, 31.08, 289.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.696, 1.392, 6.309)`
Decimal	`466248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #071D48, 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 #071D48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#071D48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #071D48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #071d48; }
.text { color: #071d48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #071d48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 29 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #071d48, #110748); }

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Questions

What color is #071D48?: #071D48 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Subnautical. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #071D48?: The RGB value is 7, 29, 72: 7 red, 29 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #071D48?: The complementary color is #483207, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #071D48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.