What color is #274704?

#274704 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #274704?

The RGB value is 39, 71, 4: 39 red, 71 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #274704?

The complementary color is #240447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #274704?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#274704 color

#274704 rgb(39, 71, 4)

Shades of green

The hex color #274704 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 27.8% green and 1.6% blue (39, 71, 4).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 89% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 94% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#274704 color codes

HEX	`#274704`
RGB	`rgb(39, 71, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 27.8%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 89%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 94%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 94%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.58, -23.59, 32.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.58, 40.46, 125.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.112, 4.946, 0.906)`
Decimal	`2574084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #274704, 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 #274704	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#274704 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #274704 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #274704; }
.text { color: #274704; }
.border { border: 2px solid #274704; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 71 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #274704, #054704); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #274704?: #274704 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #274704?: The RGB value is 39, 71, 4: 39 red, 71 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #274704?: The complementary color is #240447, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #274704?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.