What color is #274123?

#274123 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #274123?

The RGB value is 39, 65, 35: 39 red, 65 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #274123?

The complementary color is #3D2341, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #274123?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#274123 color

#274123 rgb(39, 65, 35)

Shades of green

The hex color #274123 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 25.5% green and 13.7% blue (39, 65, 35).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 30% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Myrtle (#21421E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#274123 color codes

HEX	`#274123`
RGB	`rgb(39, 65, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 25.5%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 30%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 46%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 46%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.74, -17.07, 15.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.74, 22.88, 138.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.03, 4.333, 2.266)`
Decimal	`2572579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #274123, 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 #274123	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#274123 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #274123 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #274123; }
.text { color: #274123; }
.border { border: 2px solid #274123; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 65 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #274123, #23412e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #274123?: #274123 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Myrtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #274123?: The RGB value is 39, 65, 35: 39 red, 65 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #274123?: The complementary color is #3D2341, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #274123?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.