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#075F5D Color

#075F5D is rgb(7, 95, 93) in RGB, hsl(179, 86%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(93%, 0%, 2%, 63%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Peacock (#005F5F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#075F5D
HEX#075F5D
RGBrgb(7, 95, 93)
HSLhsl(179, 86%, 20%)
HSVhsv(179, 93%, 37%)
CMYKcmyk(93%, 0%, 2%, 63%)
OKLCHoklch(44% 0.073 192.3)
LABlab(35.82% -24.50 -5.97)
LCHlch(35.82% 25.22 193.69)

What #075F5D 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 #075F5D, 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 teal in the library.

#075F5D Channel Values

How #075F5D 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 95 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 179° · S 86% · L 20%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 179° · S 93% · V 37%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 93% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 63%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.49:1 vs white · 2.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #075F5D 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 text7.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #075F5D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #075F5D; 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 #075F5D

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #075F5D.

How #075F5D 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#075F5D
Protanopia#57575D
Protanomaly#445A5D
Deuteranopia#4F4F5E
Deuteranomaly#3D565E
Tritanopia#095F5F
Tritanomaly#085F5E
Achromatopsia#555555

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Using #075F5D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-075f5d: #075F5D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #075F5D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-075f5d': '#075F5D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.027, green: 0.373, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_075f5d">#075F5D</color>
SVG fillfill="#075F5D"

More Teal Colors

#075F5D sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#075F5D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #075F5D?

#075F5D is a dark teal — rgb(7, 95, 93) in RGB and hsl(179, 86%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Peacock (#005F5F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.3.

What is the RGB value of #075F5D?

#075F5D is rgb(7, 95, 93) — red 7, green 95, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #075F5D?

#075F5D converts to approximately cmyk(93%, 0%, 2%, 63%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #075F5D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #075F5D scores 7.49:1 against white and 2.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #075F5D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #075F5D 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 13.26, which is visibly different.

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