#072827

Color #072827

A vivid, highly saturated very dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 17.4 Nearest Tailwind class teal-950 #022f2e · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#072827

RGB

rgb(7, 40, 39)

HSL

hsl(178.2, 70.2%, 9.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(178.2, 82.5%, 15.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(82.5%, 0%, 2.5%, 84.3%)

LAB

lab(13.88, -11.97, -2.83)

LCH

lch(13.88, 12.3, 193.3)

OKLCH

oklch(25.3%, 0.0374, 192.18)

HWB

hwb(178.2, 2.7%, 84.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#280708

Analogous

#072816

#072827

#071828

Triadic

#072827

#270728

#282707

Split-complementary

#072827

#280718

#281607

Tetradic

#072827

#070828

#280708

#282707

Square

#072827

#160728

#280708

#182807

Shades

Color #072827 mixed toward black.

#062120

#051b1a

#031413

#020d0d

#010706

Tints

Color #072827 mixed toward white.

#126a67

#1eaba7

#3addd8

#7ce8e5

#bdf4f2

Tones

Color #072827 mixed toward gray.

#0a2524

#0c2222

#0f201f

#121d1d

#151a1a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.34:1

White text reads better on this background (15.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1a1a27 · ΔE 18.3

Deuteranopia

#181627 · ΔE 21

Tritanopia

#0a2727 · ΔE 1.2

Achromatopsia

#232323 · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #072827;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#072827]

Related colors

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#072827 (#072827) is rgb(7, 40, 39) in RGB.

No, #072827 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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