Almost Black is a dark medium bright shade of Cyan. It belongs to the color family Dark Pastel Cyan, and it has low lightness and medium saturation. Almost Black is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Almost Black is #070D0D.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Almost Black has 3%% Red, 5% Green, and 5% Blue.
Almost Black has 180° Hue, 46% Saturation, and 5% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Almost Black has 180° Hue, 29% Saturation, and 4% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Almost Black has 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow, and 95% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#070D0D |
|
RGB |
(7, 13, 13) |
(3%, 5%, 5%) |
HSV |
(180°, 46, 5) |
(50%, 46%, 5%) |
HSL |
(180°, 29, 4) |
(50%, 29%, 4%) |
CMYK |
(46, 0, 0, 95) |
(46%, 0%, 0%, 95%) |
The natural luminance of Almost Black is 0%, which is low.
Almost Black has a higher contrast with white than black.
Almost Black and black have a 1.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Almost Black and white have a 19.4:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
0% |
insufficient (1.1) |
AAA (19.4) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Almost Black paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 2% Cyan, 95% Black, 3% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
2%
Magenta
0%
Black
95%
White
3%
To mix Almost Black paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 2% Cyan, 95% Black, 3% White, as shown below.
Cyan
2%
Magenta
0%
Yellow
0%
Black
95%
White
3%
Colors similar to Almost Black are: Gable Green, Timber Green, Dark Slate Grey, Medium Jungle Green, and Dark Jungle Green. Gable Green is more green and brighter and lighter than Almost Black. Timber Green is more green and brighter and lighter than Almost Black. Dark Slate Grey is more blue and paler and lighter than Almost Black. Medium Jungle Green is more green and lighter than Almost Black. Dark Jungle Green is more green and paler than Almost Black.