Midnight Green #073B4C
Midnight Green is a dark, muted teal or cyan with hex code #073B4C and RGB rgb(7, 59, 76).
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White text reads best on this color (12.07:1).
About this color
#073B4C is a dark, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 33%, its chroma 0.059 and its hue 226°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. It is the named color Midnight Green. White text reads best on it, at 12.07:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | dark (33%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.059) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Midnight Green |
| Black text | 1.73:1 |
| White text | 12.07:1 |
Colors that go with Midnight Green
Matches found by rotating Midnight Green around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Midnight Green
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Midnight Green, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Midnight Green, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Blue Grey #1F3B4D ΔE 0.019
- Prussian Blue #1D3557 ΔE 0.035
- Gunmetal #293241 ΔE 0.041
- Charcoal #264653 ΔE 0.048
- Onyx #343A40 ΔE 0.049
- Space Cadet #2B2D42 ΔE 0.053
- Dark Grey Blue #29465B ΔE 0.054
- Marine Blue #01386A ΔE 0.057
More about Midnight Green
How to make Midnight Green
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 3 parts blue
- 1 part black
Recipe result: #233946, a difference of ΔE 0.023 from Midnight Green. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Midnight Green in every format
| HEX | #073B4C |
| RGB | rgb(7, 59, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 83%, 16%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(32.9% 0.059 225.8) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #073B4C | 12.07:1 | AAA | Lc -100.9 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #073B4C | 1.73:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #073B4C text on white | 12.07:1 | AAA | Lc 97.3 | Preferred for body text |
| #073B4C text on black | 1.73:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
Shades and tints of Midnight Green
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 900.
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Step 50
50
#F1F6F8
oklch(97% 0.006 223.5)
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Step 100
100
#E1ECF0
oklch(93.6% 0.013 221.4)
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Step 200
200
#C9DDE6
oklch(88.5% 0.025 226.5)
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Step 300
300
#A3C7D7
oklch(80.9% 0.045 226.7)
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Step 400
400
#6FAAC2
oklch(70.6% 0.071 225.6)
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Step 500
500
#4595B3
oklch(63.2% 0.09 225.6)
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Step 600
600
#1D7E9F
oklch(55.5% 0.098 226.5)
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Step 700
700
#0A6B88
oklch(49.2% 0.091 225.6)
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Step 800
800
#10576E
oklch(42.7% 0.075 225.5)
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Step 900
900 (this color)
#073B4C
oklch(32.9% 0.059 225.8)
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Step 950
950
#102A34
oklch(27% 0.037 225.8)
Midnight Green with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #323A4D | 0.044 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #29334C | 0.039 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #004041 | 0.030 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #363636 | 0.059 |
Use Midnight Green in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.