What color is #274417?

#274417 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #274417?

The RGB value is 39, 68, 23: 39 red, 68 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #274417?

The complementary color is #341744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #274417?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#274417 color

#274417 rgb(39, 68, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #274417 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 26.7% green and 9% blue (39, 68, 23).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 49% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#274417 color codes

HEX	`#274417`
RGB	`rgb(39, 68, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 26.7%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 49%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 66%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 66%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.65, -20.47, 23.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.65, 31.1, 131.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.058, 4.627, 1.542)`
Decimal	`2573335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #274417, 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 #274417	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#274417 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #274417 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #274417; }
.text { color: #274417; }
.border { border: 2px solid #274417; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 68 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #274417, #17441d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #274417?: #274417 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #274417?: The RGB value is 39, 68, 23: 39 red, 68 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #274417?: The complementary color is #341744, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #274417?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.