What color is #074E2B?

#074E2B is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #074E2B?

The RGB value is 7, 78, 43: 7 red, 78 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #074E2B?

The complementary color is #4E072A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #074E2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#074E2B color

#074E2B rgb(7, 78, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #074E2B is a very dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 30.6% green and 16.9% blue (7, 78, 43).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 84% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pond (#014420), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#074E2B color codes

HEX	`#074E2B`
RGB	`rgb(7, 78, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 30.6%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 84%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 91%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 0%, 45%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.56, -29.81, 15.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.56, 33.4, 153.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.248, 5.668, 3.208)`
Decimal	`478763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #074E2B, 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 #074E2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#074E2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #074E2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #074e2b; }
.text { color: #074e2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #074e2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 78 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #074e2b, #074e4e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #074E2B?: #074E2B is a very dark, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #074E2B?: The RGB value is 7, 78, 43: 7 red, 78 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #074E2B?: The complementary color is #4E072A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #074E2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.