What color is #274027?

#274027 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #274027?

The RGB value is 39, 64, 39: 39 red, 64 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #274027?

The complementary color is #402740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #274027?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#274027 color

#274027 rgb(39, 64, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #274027 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 25.1% green and 15.3% blue (39, 64, 39).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 24% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#274027 color codes

HEX	`#274027`
RGB	`rgb(39, 64, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 25.1%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 24%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 39%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 39%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.46, -15.77, 12.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.46, 20.02, 141.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.036, 4.244, 2.578)`
Decimal	`2572327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #274027, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #274027	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#274027 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #274027 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #274027; }
.text { color: #274027; }
.border { border: 2px solid #274027; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 64 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #274027, #274034); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #274027?: #274027 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #274027?: The RGB value is 39, 64, 39: 39 red, 64 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #274027?: The complementary color is #402740, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #274027?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.