What color is #071E15?

#071E15 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #071E15?

The RGB value is 7, 30, 21: 7 red, 30 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #071E15?

The complementary color is #1E0710, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #071E15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#071E15 color

#071E15 rgb(7, 30, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #071E15 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 11.8% green and 8.2% blue (7, 30, 21).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 62% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.42:1).

#071E15 color codes

HEX	`#071E15`
RGB	`rgb(7, 30, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 11.8%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 62%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 77%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 30%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.22, -11.6, 3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.22, 12.09, 163.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.687, 1.028, 0.871)`
Decimal	`466453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #071E15, 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 #071E15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#071E15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #071E15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #071e15; }
.text { color: #071e15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #071e15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 30 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #071e15, #071c1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #071E15?: #071E15 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #071E15?: The RGB value is 7, 30, 21: 7 red, 30 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #071E15?: The complementary color is #1E0710, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #071E15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.