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Recognised as Colour

#073736

  • #073736
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#073736 is a cyan with RGB values 7, 55, 54 and HSL 179°, 77%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#073736#073736
HEX#073736
RGBrgb(7, 55, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.2157, 0.2118
RGB percentages2.7%, 21.6%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(178.8, 77.4%, 12.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.8, 87.3%, 21.6%)
CMYK87.3%, 0%, 1.8%, 78.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer472,886
CSS custom property--colour: #073736;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.05:1
Contrast with white13.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#F8C8C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#333436no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C2F36no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#003937no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.6Black · ΔE 25.7Dim grey · ΔE 28.9Teal · ΔE 31.4Dark cyan · ΔE 35.8Slate grey · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#370708
Analogous#07371E, #072037
Triadic#360737, #373607
Split complementary#370720, #371E07
Tetradic#1E0737, #370708, #203707

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#27E3E0
Lighter +30%#18BFBB
Lighter +20%#13918F
Lighter +10%#0D6462
Darker −10%#010A0A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003E3D
Less saturated −25%#0F2F2F

Channel breakdown

R7
G55
B54
Red7 (2.7%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue178.75°
Saturation (HSL)77.42%
Lightness12.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 07 · G 37 · B 36

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