What color is #072A15?

#072A15 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #072A15?

The RGB value is 7, 42, 21: 7 red, 42 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #072A15?

The complementary color is #2A071C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #072A15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#072A15 color

#072A15 rgb(7, 42, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #072A15 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 16.5% green and 8.2% blue (7, 42, 21).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 71% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Forest (#032E0E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.54:1).

#072A15 color codes

HEX	`#072A15`
RGB	`rgb(7, 42, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 16.5%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 71%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 83%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 0%, 50%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.15, -18.55, 10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.15, 21.17, 151.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.051, 1.755, 0.993)`
Decimal	`469525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #072A15, 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 #072A15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#072A15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.54:1	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 #072A15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #072a15; }
.text { color: #072a15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #072a15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 42 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #072a15, #072a27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #072A15?: #072A15 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Haunted Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #072A15?: The RGB value is 7, 42, 21: 7 red, 42 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #072A15?: The complementary color is #2A071C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #072A15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.