What color is #073A33?

#073A33 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #073A33?

The RGB value is 7, 58, 51: 7 red, 58 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #073A33?

The complementary color is #3A070E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #073A33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#073A33 color

#073A33 rgb(7, 58, 51)

Shades of teal

The hex color #073A33 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 22.7% green and 20% blue (7, 58, 51).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 78% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#073A33 color codes

HEX	`#073A33`
RGB	`rgb(7, 58, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 22.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 78%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 88%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 0%, 12%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.25, -18.09, -0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.25, 18.09, 180.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.198, 3.31, 3.654)`
Decimal	`473651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #073A33, 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 #073A33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#073A33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #073A33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #073a33; }
.text { color: #073a33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #073a33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 58 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #073a33, #07283a); }

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Questions

What color is #073A33?: #073A33 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #073A33?: The RGB value is 7, 58, 51: 7 red, 58 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #073A33?: The complementary color is #3A070E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #073A33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.