What color is #274B44?

#274B44 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #274B44?

The RGB value is 39, 75, 68: 39 red, 75 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #274B44?

The complementary color is #4B272E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #274B44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#274B44 color

#274B44 rgb(39, 75, 68)

Shades of teal

The hex color #274B44 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 29.4% green and 26.7% blue (39, 75, 68).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 32% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#274B44 color codes

HEX	`#274B44`
RGB	`rgb(39, 75, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 29.4%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 32%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 48%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 9%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.11, -14.96, 0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.11, 14.96, 179.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.396, 5.881, 6.371)`
Decimal	`2575172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #274B44, 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 #274B44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#274B44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #274B44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #274b44; }
.text { color: #274b44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #274b44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 75 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #274b44, #27404b); }

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Questions

What color is #274B44?: #274B44 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #274B44?: The RGB value is 39, 75, 68: 39 red, 75 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #274B44?: The complementary color is #4B272E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #274B44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.