What color is #074E4A?

#074E4A is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #074E4A?

The RGB value is 7, 78, 74: 7 red, 78 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #074E4A?

The complementary color is #4E070B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #074E4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#074E4A color

#074E4A rgb(7, 78, 74)

Shades of teal

The hex color #074E4A is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 30.6% green and 29% blue (7, 78, 74).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 84% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#074E4A color codes

HEX	`#074E4A`
RGB	`rgb(7, 78, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 30.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 84%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 91%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 0%, 5%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.38, -21.01, -3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.38, 21.29, 189.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.047, 5.988, 7.42)`
Decimal	`478794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #074E4A, 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 #074E4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#074E4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #074E4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #074e4a; }
.text { color: #074e4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #074e4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 78 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #074e4a, #072e4e); }

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Questions

What color is #074E4A?: #074E4A is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #074E4A?: The RGB value is 7, 78, 74: 7 red, 78 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #074E4A?: The complementary color is #4E070B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #074E4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.