What color is #274340?

#274340 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #274340?

The RGB value is 39, 67, 64: 39 red, 67 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #274340?

The complementary color is #43272A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #274340?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#274340 color

#274340 rgb(39, 67, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #274340 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 26.3% green and 25.1% blue (39, 67, 64).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 26% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#274340 color codes

HEX	`#274340`
RGB	`rgb(39, 67, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 26.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 26%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 42%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 4%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.2, -11.41, -1.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.2, 11.51, 187.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.769, 4.816, 5.58)`
Decimal	`2573120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #274340, 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 #274340	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#274340 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #274340 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #274340; }
.text { color: #274340; }
.border { border: 2px solid #274340; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 67 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #274340, #273843); }

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Questions

What color is #274340?: #274340 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #274340?: The RGB value is 39, 67, 64: 39 red, 67 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #274340?: The complementary color is #43272A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #274340?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.