#073A49

A very dark, vivid cyan closely aligning with Darkslategray.

About #073A49

At its core, #073A49 is a very dark and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslategray. Its digital footprint relies on 7 parts red, 58 parts green, and 73 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 90% cyan and 21% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 193.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#073A49
RGB7, 58, 73
HSL193.6°, 82.5%, 15.7%
CMYK90%, 21%, 0%, 71%
HSV193.6°, 90.4%, 28.6%
LAB22.1, -9.9, -13.8
XYZ2.8, 3.6, 6.8
Decimal473673

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

12.28:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.71:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
11.73:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.45:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #073A49; }
.text-color { color: #073A49; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #073A49; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray
#2F4F4F