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#074E5B

#074e5b ≈ Midnight Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#074e5b is a color from the cyan family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.75% red, 30.59% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.31% cyan, 14.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.31% black. Its hue angle is 189.29°, with 85.71% saturation and 19.22% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Green (#004953), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0625

Complementary

  1. #074e5b
  2. #5b1407

Split complementary

  1. #074e5b
  2. #5b0724
  3. #5b3e07

Analogous

  1. #075b3e
  2. #074e5b
  3. #07245b

Triadic

  1. #074e5b
  2. #5b074e
  3. #4e5b07

Tetradic

  1. #074e5b
  2. #14075b
  3. #5b1407
  4. #4e5b07

Square

  1. #074e5b
  2. #3e075b
  3. #5b1407
  4. #245b07

Monochromatic

  1. #011013
  2. #021114
  3. #074e5b
  4. #0c8ba2
  5. #12c8e9

Shades

#074e5b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #074e5b
  2. #064652
  3. #063e49
  4. #053740
  5. #042f37
  6. #04272e
  7. #031f24
  8. #02171b
  9. #011012
  10. #010809
  11. #000000

Tints

#074e5b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #074e5b
  2. #20606b
  3. #39717c
  4. #51838c
  5. #6a959d
  6. #83a7ad
  7. #9cb8bd
  8. #b5cace
  9. #cddcde
  10. #e6edef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#074e5b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #074e5b
  2. #13535f
  3. #1f5862
  4. #2b5d66
  5. #37626a
  6. #44676e
  7. #506c71
  8. #5c7175
  9. #687679
  10. #747b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #374a50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #454b5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a435b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005352 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #364c5b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d485b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005156 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-074e5b {
  color: #074e5b;
}
Background
.bg-074e5b {
  background-color: #074e5b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-074e5b {
  border: 2px solid #074e5b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #074e5b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 7 78 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 86% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-074e5b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #074e5b, #07245b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-074e5b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(7 78 91 / 0.35);
}

#004953 Midnight Green ΔE 2.22 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 6.76 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 6.76 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.49 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 12.06 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 13.36 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 13.84 #f8b1a4 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Midnight Green
#074e5b  rgb(7, 78, 91)  hsl(189, 86%, 19%)  Midnight Green
#5b1407  rgb(91, 20, 7)  hsl(9, 86%, 19%)  Rosewood
#5b074e  rgb(91, 7, 78)  hsl(309, 86%, 19%)  Byzantium
#4e5b07  rgb(78, 91, 7)  hsl(69, 86%, 19%)  Army Green