#072E2A Hex Color
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Dark and heavily muted, this teal sits closer to charcoal than to the sea. The hex code #072e2a works best as a dominant base in dark mode UIs and moody brand palettes, where white text hits about 14.7:1 contrast. Pair it with warm copper or soft cream instead of pale accents, which can read flat against it.
Questions about #072e2a
What is #072e2a in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #072e2a is rgb(7, 46, 42), in HSL hsl(174, 74%, 10%) and in CMYK 85%, 0%, 9%, 82%.
What colors pair well with #072e2a?
Warm copper and soft cream bring out the green in #072e2a, while sage keeps the whole palette muted. Skip pale blues, which tend to look flat next to it.
Is #072e2a readable on white or black?
#072e2a has a 14.65:1 contrast ratio on white and 1.43:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it is too faint for text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.