What color is #274B19?

#274B19 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #274B19?

The RGB value is 39, 75, 25: 39 red, 75 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #274B19?

The complementary color is #3D194B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #274B19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#274B19 color

#274B19 rgb(39, 75, 25)

Shades of green

The hex color #274B19 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 29.4% green and 9.8% blue (39, 75, 25).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 50% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#274B19 color codes

HEX	`#274B19`
RGB	`rgb(39, 75, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 29.4%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 50%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 67%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 67%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.2, -23.74, 25.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.2, 34.66, 133.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.528, 5.533, 1.802)`
Decimal	`2575129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #274B19, 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 #274B19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#274B19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #274B19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #274b19; }
.text { color: #274b19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #274b19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 75 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #274b19, #194b24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #274B19?: #274B19 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #274B19?: The RGB value is 39, 75, 25: 39 red, 75 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #274B19?: The complementary color is #3D194B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #274B19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.