Colour

#072B30

#072B30
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#072B30 is a cyan with RGB values 7, 43, 48 and HSL 187°, 75%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#072B30#072B30

HEX#072B30

RGBrgb(7, 43, 48)

RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.1686, 0.1882

RGB percentages2.7%, 16.9%, 18.8%

HSLhsl(187.3, 74.5%, 10.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.3, 85.4%, 18.8%)

CMYK85.4%, 10.4%, 0%, 81.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer469,808

CSS custom property--colour: #072B30;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness36.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.03:1

Contrast with white15.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#F8D4CF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#262930no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#212530no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Tritanopia#002D2Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.2 Black · ΔE 19.8 Dim grey · ΔE 31.6 Teal · ΔE 37.7 Slate grey · ΔE 38.5 Gray · ΔE 40.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#300C07

Analogous#073020, #071730

Triadic#30072B, #2B3007

Split complementary#300717, #302107

Tetradic#200730, #300C07, #173007

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#24C8DF

Lighter +30%#1AA3B6

Lighter +20%#147B89

Lighter +10%#0D535D

Darker −10%#010303

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#003037

Less saturated −25%#0E2629

Channel breakdown

G43

B48

Red7 (2.7%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue48 (18.8%)

Hue187.32°

Saturation (HSL)74.55%

Lightness10.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 07 · G 2B · B 30

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