What color is #072343?

#072343 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Midnight Mirage. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #072343?

The RGB value is 7, 35, 67: 7 red, 35 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #072343?

The complementary color is #432707, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #072343?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#072343 color

#072343 rgb(7, 35, 67)

Shades of blue

The hex color #072343 is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 13.7% green and 26.3% blue (7, 35, 67).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 81% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Mirage (#001F3F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.78:1).

#072343 color codes

HEX	`#072343`
RGB	`rgb(7, 35, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 13.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 81%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 90%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 48%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.55, 3.45, -23.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.55, 23.42, 278.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.701, 1.652, 5.538)`
Decimal	`467779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #072343, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #072343	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#072343 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #072343 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #072343; }
.text { color: #072343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #072343; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 35 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #072343, #090743); }

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Questions

What color is #072343?: #072343 is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Midnight Mirage. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #072343?: The RGB value is 7, 35, 67: 7 red, 35 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #072343?: The complementary color is #432707, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #072343?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.