What color is #274113?

#274113 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #274113?

The RGB value is 39, 65, 19: 39 red, 65 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #274113?

The complementary color is #2D1341, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #274113?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#274113 color

#274113 rgb(39, 65, 19)

Shades of green

The hex color #274113 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 25.5% green and 7.5% blue (39, 65, 19).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 55% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#274113 color codes

HEX	`#274113`
RGB	`rgb(39, 65, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 25.5%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 55%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 71%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 71%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.51, -19.37, 24.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.51, 31.06, 128.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.844, 4.259, 1.288)`
Decimal	`2572563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #274113, 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 #274113	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#274113 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	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 #274113 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #274113; }
.text { color: #274113; }
.border { border: 2px solid #274113; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 65 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #274113, #134116); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #274113?: #274113 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #274113?: The RGB value is 39, 65, 19: 39 red, 65 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #274113?: The complementary color is #2D1341, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #274113?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.