#074949
A very dark, vivid cyan closely aligning with Darkslategray.
About #074949
At its core, #074949 is a very dark and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Darkslategray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 7, 73, and 73.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 90% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 71% Black. The HSL representation is 180.0° hue, 82.5% saturation, and 15.7% lightness.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#074949
RGB7, 73, 73
HSL180.0°, 82.5%, 15.7%
CMYK90%, 0%, 0%, 71%
HSV180.0°, 90.4%, 28.6%
LAB27.5, -18.7, -5.5
XYZ3.7, 5.3, 7.1
Decimal477513
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
10.20:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.06:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.75:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.75:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #074949;
}
.text-color {
color: #074949;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #074949;
}