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#075040 Color

#075040 is rgb(7, 80, 64) in RGB, hsl(167, 84%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(91%, 0%, 20%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is MSU Green (#18453B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#075040
HEX#075040
RGBrgb(7, 80, 64)
HSLhsl(167, 84%, 17%)
HSVhsv(167, 91%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(91%, 0%, 20%, 69%)
OKLCHoklch(38.6% 0.071 172.7)
LABlab(29.69% -25.06 3.24)
LCHlch(29.69% 25.27 172.62)

What #075040 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 #075040, 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.

#075040 Channel Values

How #075040 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 80 · B 648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 84% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 91% · V 31%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 91% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 69%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.41:1 vs white · 2.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #075040 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 text9.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #075040 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #075040

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #075040; 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 #075040

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #075040.

How #075040 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#075040
Protanopia#494940
Protanomaly#394C40
Deuteranopia#424241
Deuteranomaly#334841
Tritanopia#114E4E
Tritanomaly#0E4F49
Achromatopsia#464646

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #075040 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-075040: #075040;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #075040;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-075040': '#075040' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.027, green: 0.314, blue: 0.251)
Android XML<color name="color_075040">#075040</color>
SVG fillfill="#075040"

More Green Colors

#075040 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#075040 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #075040?

#075040 is a darkest green — rgb(7, 80, 64) in RGB and hsl(167, 84%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is MSU Green (#18453B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.99.

What is the RGB value of #075040?

#075040 is rgb(7, 80, 64) — red 7, green 80, and blue 64 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #075040?

#075040 converts to approximately cmyk(91%, 0%, 20%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #075040 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #075040 scores 9.41:1 against white and 2.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #075040 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #075040 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 14.75, which is visibly different.

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