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#077D72 Color

#077D72 is rgb(7, 125, 114) in RGB, hsl(174, 89%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(94%, 0%, 9%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pine Green (#01796F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#077D72
HEX#077D72
RGBrgb(7, 125, 114)
HSLhsl(174, 89%, 26%)
HSVhsv(174, 94%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(94%, 0%, 9%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(53.1% 0.093 184.1)
LABlab(46.67% -32.14 -2.70)
LCHlch(46.67% 32.25 184.80)

What #077D72 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 #077D72, 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.

#077D72 Channel Values

How #077D72 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 125 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 174° · S 89% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 174° · S 94% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 94% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.02:1 vs white · 4.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #077D72 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 text5.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #077D72

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #077D72; 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 #077D72

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 #077D72.

How #077D72 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#077D72
Protanopia#737372
Protanomaly#5A7772
Deuteranopia#686874
Deuteranomaly#527173
Tritanopia#147C7C
Tritanomaly#0F7C78
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #077D72 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-077d72: #077D72;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #077D72;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-077d72': '#077D72' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.027, green: 0.490, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_077d72">#077D72</color>
SVG fillfill="#077D72"

More Teal Colors

#077D72 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#077D72 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #077D72?

#077D72 is a dark teal — rgb(7, 125, 114) in RGB and hsl(174, 89%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pine Green (#01796F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.63.

What is the RGB value of #077D72?

#077D72 is rgb(7, 125, 114) — red 7, green 125, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #077D72?

#077D72 converts to approximately cmyk(94%, 0%, 9%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #077D72 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #077D72 scores 5.02:1 against white and 4.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #077D72 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #077D72 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 teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 6.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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