What color is #073944?

#073944 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #073944?

The RGB value is 7, 57, 68: 7 red, 57 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #073944?

The complementary color is #441207, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #073944?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#073944 color

#073944 rgb(7, 57, 68)

Shades of teal

The hex color #073944 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 22.4% green and 26.7% blue (7, 57, 68).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 81% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Harbour (#1C3D44), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.52:1).

#073944 color codes

HEX	`#073944`
RGB	`rgb(7, 57, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 22.4%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 81%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 90%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 16%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.54, -11.26, -11.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.54, 15.97, 225.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.594, 3.388, 5.985)`
Decimal	`473412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #073944, 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 #073944	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#073944 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #073944 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #073944; }
.text { color: #073944; }
.border { border: 2px solid #073944; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 57 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #073944, #071b44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #073944?: #073944 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #073944?: The RGB value is 7, 57, 68: 7 red, 57 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #073944?: The complementary color is #441207, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #073944?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.