Information about #072A38 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #072A38 reads as a vivid, lively sky-leaning azure and carries a shadowy depth. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Loch Ness (#072F37). Nearby in the Register you will also find Enchanted Teal (#002D39) and Daintree (#012731).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(7, 42, 56)), which gives #072A38 its character. If you plan to put text on a #072A38 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 15.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:78) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #072A38 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#072A38 color variations
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#072A38 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#072A38 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#072A38 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#072A38 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#072A38 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #072A38 color
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Nearest named colors to #072A38
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#072F37
#002D39
#012731
#0C2340
#00203C
#112331
#0E2A2A
#041E42
#0C2C47
#001C3D
#0C3A37
#002147
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#072A38
- RGB7, 42, 56
- CMYK19, 5, 0, 78
- CSSrgb(7, 42, 56)
- HSL197°, 78%, 12%
- HSL Precise197.143°, 77.778%, 12.353%
- HSV197°, 88%, 22%
- HSB197°, 88%, 22%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.027
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
- GLSLvec3(0.027, 0.165, 0.220)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.027, 0.165, 0.220, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.027, 0.165, 0.220)
- Percentage of Red in RGB2.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID072A38
- DECIMAL ID469560
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
