What color is #074811?

#074811 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Realm of the Underworld. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #074811?

The RGB value is 7, 72, 17: 7 red, 72 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #074811?

The complementary color is #48073E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #074811?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#074811 color

#074811 rgb(7, 72, 17)

Shades of green

The hex color #074811 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 28.2% green and 6.7% blue (7, 72, 17).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 82% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Realm of the Underworld (#114411), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#074811 color codes

HEX	`#074811`
RGB	`rgb(7, 72, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 28.2%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 82%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 90%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 0%, 76%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.92, -31.88, 26.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.92, 41.43, 140.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.506, 4.72, 1.309)`
Decimal	`477201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #074811, 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 #074811	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#074811 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #074811 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #074811; }
.text { color: #074811; }
.border { border: 2px solid #074811; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 72 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #074811, #074832); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #074811?: #074811 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Realm of the Underworld. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #074811?: The RGB value is 7, 72, 17: 7 red, 72 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #074811?: The complementary color is #48073E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #074811?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.