Colour

#072C3E

#072C3E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#072C3E is a cyan with RGB values 7, 44, 62 and HSL 200°, 80%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#072C3E#072C3E

HEX#072C3E

RGBrgb(7, 44, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.1725, 0.2431

RGB percentages2.7%, 17.3%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(199.6, 79.7%, 13.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(199.6, 88.7%, 24.3%)

CMYK88.7%, 29%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer470,078

CSS custom property--colour: #072C3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.59:1

Contrast with white14.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#F8D3C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#232C3Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#1C263Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Tritanopia#003132no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.7 Black · ΔE 22.9 Dim grey · ΔE 32.2 Slate grey · ΔE 36.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 39.8 Steel blue · ΔE 39.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3E1907

Analogous#073E34, #07113E

Triadic#3E072C, #2C3E07

Split complementary#3E0711, #3E3407

Tetradic#34073E, #3E1907, #113E07

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#2AA9E7

Lighter +30%#178EC7

Lighter +20%#116D9A

Lighter +10%#0C4D6C

Darker −10%#020B10

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002E45

Less saturated −25%#102935

Channel breakdown

G44

B62

Red7 (2.7%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue199.64°

Saturation (HSL)79.71%

Lightness13.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 07 · G 2C · B 3E

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Colour values

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