What is hex #073138 color?

 
In professional design frameworks, this hue is considered a deep, muted shade. It is excellent for rich backgrounds, high-contrast typography, or sophisticated dark mode user interfaces.

From a technical standpoint, this color is composed of 3% red, 19% green and 22% blue, resulting in an RGB value of (7,49,56).
For print media and manufacturing layout, the CMYK colors code equivalent is (87%, 13%, 0%, 78%).
In the HSV/HSB scale, #073138 features a hue of 189°, 87% saturation, and a brightness value of 22%.

Hex #073138 Color Codes & Equivalents

Hex Code #073138
RGB Values (7,49,56)
CMYK Values (87%, 13%, 0%, 78%)
HSV/HSB Values (189°, 87%, 22%)
Closest Web Safe
#003333
Inverse Color
#F8CEC7
Closest Pantone®
547 C
Closest RAL
RAL 6004 [Blue green]
Complementary Color
#380E07

#073138 Converted to Grayscale Codes

Average
#252525
Lightness (Desaturation)
#1F1F1F
Weighted (BT601)
#252525
Luma (BT709)
#292929

WCAG 2.1 Color Contrast & Accessibility

Check how #073138 complies with web accessibility standards (WCAG AA & AAA) for typography.

White Text on #073138

Sample preview of readable typography on top of #073138.

Contrast Ratio: 13.95:1
AA Pass AAA Pass

Black Text on #073138

Sample preview of readable typography on top of #073138.

Contrast Ratio: 1.51:1
AA Fail AAA Fail

Hex #073138 Color Palettes

Complementary Palette

The complementary color of #073138 is #380E07. To get this value, we need to use the RGB metrics, and take this opposite color at the end of the color wheel, so for #073138 you will find #380E07. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors may also be called "opposite colors". So if you need to grab attention, you should use it.

#073138 #380E07

Analogous Palette

The analogous color scheme of #073138 is composed with colors #073826 and #071838. Colors are called analogous colors when they are very similar to each other. They are located to the right and left of your main color #073138 with a 30° separation on the RGB color wheel. An analogous color palette is best used with either warm or cool colors, creating a look that has a certain temperature as well as proper color harmony.

#073826 #073138 #071838

Split-Complementary Palette

The split-complementary color scheme of #073138 is composed with colors #382607 and #380718. A split-complementary color palette is like an analogous palette but you will take the complementary color as base instead of your main color. This choice, however, also makes the split complementary color combinations less vibrant and eye-catching, but it's also a good choice for beginners as you can hardly go wrong.

#073138 #382607 #380718

Triadic Palette

The triadic color scheme of #073138 is composed with colors #313807 and #380731. They are located to the right and left of your main color #073138 with a 120° separation on the RGB color wheel. With it you have the maximum variation in hue and offering by the same occasion the best possible contrast when taken together.

#073138 #313807 #380731

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic color scheme of #073138 is composed with colors #380731, #380E07 and #07380E A tetradic color scheme, an outstanding variant of the twin color scheme, with an equal distance between all colors. All four colors are divided evenly around the color wheel. Like this there being no clear dominance of one color overs others. Colorful palettes create a sense of diversity, optimism and openness which are positive for a consumer brand. You can find the tetradic color scheme on big tech company logo like Google, Slack, Zoho, Microsoft, eBay for example. For a better result, you can also adjust saturation and brightness.

#073138 #380731 #380E07 #07380E

Square Palette

The square color scheme of #073138 is composed with colors #260738, #380E07 and #183807 To get this color, it's pretty the same method that analogous or triadic, but instead, you will take an angle of 90° on the RGB Wheel between each colors. The square palette is similar to the tetradic palette, but provides an evenly balanced chromatic distribution with crisp visual contrast across all four points.

#073138 #260738 #380E07 #183807

Tints, Tones & Shades of Hex #073138

Tints

Tints are created by adding white, resulting in lighter shades of #073138.

#073138 #09404A #0B505C #0D606E #107080 #128092 #1490A4 #16A0B6

Tones

Tones are made by mixing with gray, softening the original color.

#073138 #0A2E34 #0D2C31 #102A2E #13282B #162528 #192325 #1C2122

Shades

Shades result from adding black, creating darker variations.

#073138 #042125 #021113 #000101 #000000

Hex #073138 in programming languages

If you are a developer, you will find below the color codes to use according to your programming language (HTML, JAVA, Python, .NET), enjoy!

HTML, CSS #073138
Java new Color(7,49,56);
Python Color(#073138)
.NET Color.FromArgb(255, 7,49,56);
Swift / iOS UIColor(red: 0.03, green: 0.19, blue: 0.22, alpha: 1)
Kotlin / Android Color.rgb(7, 49, 56)