What color is #074644?

#074644 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #074644?

The RGB value is 7, 70, 68: 7 red, 70 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #074644?

The complementary color is #460709, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #074644?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#074644 color

#074644 rgb(7, 70, 68)

Shades of teal

The hex color #074644 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 27.5% green and 26.7% blue (7, 70, 68).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 82% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#074644 color codes

HEX	`#074644`
RGB	`rgb(7, 70, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 27.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 82%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 90%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 0%, 3%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.28, -18.79, -4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.28, 19.25, 192.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.321, 4.842, 6.227)`
Decimal	`476740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #074644, 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 #074644	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#074644 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #074644 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #074644; }
.text { color: #074644; }
.border { border: 2px solid #074644; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 70 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #074644, #072946); }

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Questions

What color is #074644?: #074644 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #074644?: The RGB value is 7, 70, 68: 7 red, 70 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #074644?: The complementary color is #460709, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #074644?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.