What color is #074832?

#074832 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #074832?

The RGB value is 7, 72, 50: 7 red, 72 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #074832?

The complementary color is #48071D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #074832?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#074832 color

#074832 rgb(7, 72, 50)

Shades of green

The hex color #074832 is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 28.2% green and 19.6% blue (7, 72, 50).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 82% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#074832 color codes

HEX	`#074832`
RGB	`rgb(7, 72, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 28.2%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 82%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 90%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 0%, 31%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.48, -25.42, 7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.48, 26.6, 162.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.98, 4.91, 3.808)`
Decimal	`477234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #074832, 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 #074832	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#074832 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #074832 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #074832; }
.text { color: #074832; }
.border { border: 2px solid #074832; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 72 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #074832, #073d48); }

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Questions

What color is #074832?: #074832 is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #074832?: The RGB value is 7, 72, 50: 7 red, 72 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #074832?: The complementary color is #48071D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #074832?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.