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Recognised as Colour

#072F35

  • #072F35
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#072F35 is a cyan with RGB values 7, 47, 53 and HSL 188°, 77%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#072F35#072F35
HEX#072F35
RGBrgb(7, 47, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.1843, 0.2078
RGB percentages2.7%, 18.4%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(187.8, 76.7%, 11.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.8, 86.8%, 20.8%)
CMYK86.8%, 11.3%, 0%, 79.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer470,837
CSS custom property--colour: #072F35;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.31:1
Contrast with white14.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#F8D0CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A2D35no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#232835no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#003231no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 14.7Black · ΔE 21.8Dim grey · ΔE 30.4Teal · ΔE 35.9Slate grey · ΔE 36.9Gray · ΔE 38.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 14.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#350D07
Analogous#073524, #071835
Triadic#35072F, #2F3507
Split complementary#350718, #352407
Tetradic#240735, #350D07, #183507

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#26CAE2
Lighter +30%#19A7BC
Lighter +20%#137F8F
Lighter +10%#0D5762
Darker −10%#010708
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00343C
Less saturated −25%#0F292D

Channel breakdown

R7
G47
B53
Red7 (2.7%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue187.83°
Saturation (HSL)76.67%
Lightness11.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 2F · B 35

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