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#072806 Color

#072806 is rgb(7, 40, 6) in RGB, hsl(118, 74%, 9%) in HSL, and about cmyk(83%, 0%, 85%, 84%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Phthalo Green (#123524), visibly different at ΔE 11.35. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#072806
HEX#072806
RGBrgb(7, 40, 6)
HSLhsl(118, 74%, 9%)
HSVhsv(118, 85%, 16%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 0%, 85%, 84%)
OKLCHoklch(24.4% 0.07 142.6)
LABlab(13.10% -18.79 16.20)
LCHlch(13.10% 24.81 139.25)

What #072806 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 #072806, 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.

#072806 Channel Values

How #072806 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 40 · B 68-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 118° · S 74% · L 9%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 118° · S 85% · V 16%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 83% · M 0% · Y 85% · K 84%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.97:1 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 #072806 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 text15.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #072806

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #072806; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #072806

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 #072806.

How #072806 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#072806
Protanopia#242406
Protanomaly#1C2606
Deuteranopia#212108
Deuteranomaly#192407
Tritanopia#0F2525
Tritanomaly#0C261D
Achromatopsia#222222

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #072806 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-072806: #072806;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #072806;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-072806': '#072806' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.027, green: 0.157, blue: 0.024)
Android XML<color name="color_072806">#072806</color>
SVG fillfill="#072806"

More Green Colors

#072806 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#072806 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #072806?

#072806 is a darkest green — rgb(7, 40, 6) in RGB and hsl(118, 74%, 9%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Phthalo Green (#123524), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.35.

What is the RGB value of #072806?

#072806 is rgb(7, 40, 6) — red 7, green 40, and blue 6 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #072806?

#072806 converts to approximately cmyk(83%, 0%, 85%, 84%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #072806 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #072806 scores 15.97:1 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 #072806 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #072806 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 27.81, which is a different colour altogether.

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