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#072720 Color

#072720 is rgb(7, 39, 32) in RGB, hsl(167, 70%, 9%) in HSL, and about cmyk(82%, 0%, 18%, 85%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#072720
HEX#072720
RGBrgb(7, 39, 32)
HSLhsl(167, 70%, 9%)
HSVhsv(167, 82%, 15%)
CMYKcmyk(82%, 0%, 18%, 85%)
OKLCHoklch(24.7% 0.039 175.6)
LABlab(13.16% -13.82 1.04)
LCHlch(13.16% 13.86 175.68)

What #072720 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #072720, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#072720 Channel Values

How #072720 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 7 · G 39 · B 328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 70% · L 9%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 82% · V 15%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 82% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 85%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.91:1 vs white · 1.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #072720 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text15.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #072720

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #072720; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #072720

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #072720.

How #072720 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#072720
Protanopia#232320
Protanomaly#1B2520
Deuteranopia#202021
Deuteranomaly#182320
Tritanopia#092626
Tritanomaly#082724
Achromatopsia#222222

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #072720 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-072720: #072720;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #072720;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-072720': '#072720' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.027, green: 0.153, blue: 0.125)
Android XML<color name="color_072720">#072720</color>
SVG fillfill="#072720"

More Green Colors

#072720 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#072720 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #072720?

#072720 is a darkest green — rgb(7, 39, 32) in RGB and hsl(167, 70%, 9%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.07.

What is the RGB value of #072720?

#072720 is rgb(7, 39, 32) — red 7, green 39, and blue 32 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #072720?

#072720 converts to approximately cmyk(82%, 0%, 18%, 85%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #072720 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #072720 scores 15.91:1 against white and 1.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #072720 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #072720 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 18.72, which is visibly different.

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