What color is #074E07?

#074E07 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #074E07?

The RGB value is 7, 78, 7: 7 red, 78 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #074E07?

The complementary color is #4E074E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #074E07?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#074E07 color

#074E07 rgb(7, 78, 7)

Shades of green

The hex color #074E07 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 30.6% green and 2.7% blue (7, 78, 7).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 84% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 0% magenta, 91% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Forest (#0B5509), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#074E07 color codes

HEX	`#074E07`
RGB	`rgb(7, 78, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 30.6%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 84%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 91%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 0%, 91%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.14, -34.91, 32.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.14, 47.82, 136.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.85, 5.509, 1.114)`
Decimal	`478727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #074E07, 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 #074E07	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#074E07 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #074E07 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #074e07; }
.text { color: #074e07; }
.border { border: 2px solid #074e07; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 78 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #074e07, #074e2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #074E07?: #074E07 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #074E07?: The RGB value is 7, 78, 7: 7 red, 78 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #074E07?: The complementary color is #4E074E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #074E07?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.