What color is #274B36?

#274B36 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #274B36?

The RGB value is 39, 75, 54: 39 red, 75 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #274B36?

The complementary color is #4B273C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #274B36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#274B36 color

#274B36 rgb(39, 75, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #274B36 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 29.4% green and 21.2% blue (39, 75, 54).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 32% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#274B36 color codes

HEX	`#274B36`
RGB	`rgb(39, 75, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 29.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 32%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 48%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 28%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.72, -18.57, 8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.72, 20.45, 155.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.018, 5.73, 4.383)`
Decimal	`2575158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #274B36, 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 #274B36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#274B36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #274B36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #274b36; }
.text { color: #274b36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #274b36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 75 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #274b36, #274b48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #274B36?: #274B36 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #274B36?: The RGB value is 39, 75, 54: 39 red, 75 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #274B36?: The complementary color is #4B273C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #274B36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.