What color is #274641?

#274641 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #274641?

The RGB value is 39, 70, 65: 39 red, 70 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #274641?

The complementary color is #46272C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #274641?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#274641 color

#274641 rgb(39, 70, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #274641 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 27.5% green and 25.5% blue (39, 70, 65).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 28% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#274641 color codes

HEX	`#274641`
RGB	`rgb(39, 70, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 27.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 28%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 44%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 7%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.28, -12.91, -0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.28, 12.92, 182.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.981, 5.193, 5.793)`
Decimal	`2573889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #274641, 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 #274641	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#274641 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #274641 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #274641; }
.text { color: #274641; }
.border { border: 2px solid #274641; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 70 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #274641, #273c46); }

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Questions

What color is #274641?: #274641 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #274641?: The RGB value is 39, 70, 65: 39 red, 70 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #274641?: The complementary color is #46272C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #274641?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.