What color is #072925?

#072925 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #072925?

The RGB value is 7, 41, 37: 7 red, 41 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #072925?

The complementary color is #29070B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #072925?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#072925 color

#072925 rgb(7, 41, 37)

Shades of teal

The hex color #072925 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 16.1% green and 14.5% blue (7, 41, 37).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 71% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.52:1).

#072925 color codes

HEX	`#072925`
RGB	`rgb(7, 41, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 16.1%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 71%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 83%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 10%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.2, -13.28, -0.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.2, 13.31, 184.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.214, 1.764, 2.026)`
Decimal	`469285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #072925, 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 #072925	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#072925 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #072925 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #072925; }
.text { color: #072925; }
.border { border: 2px solid #072925; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 41 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #072925, #071c29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #072925?: #072925 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #072925?: The RGB value is 7, 41, 37: 7 red, 41 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #072925?: The complementary color is #29070B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #072925?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.