What color is #274E28?

#274E28 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #274E28?

The RGB value is 39, 78, 40: 39 red, 78 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #274E28?

The complementary color is #4E274D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #274E28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#274E28 color

#274E28 rgb(39, 78, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #274E28 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 30.6% green and 15.7% blue (39, 78, 40).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 33% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Moor-Monster (#1F5429), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#274E28 color codes

HEX	`#274E28`
RGB	`rgb(39, 78, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 30.6%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 33%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 50%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 49%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.5, -23, 18.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.5, 29.38, 141.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.944, 6.033, 2.964)`
Decimal	`2575912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #274E28, 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 #274E28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#274E28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #274E28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #274e28; }
.text { color: #274e28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #274e28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 78 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #274e28, #274e3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #274E28?: #274E28 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Moor-Monster. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #274E28?: The RGB value is 39, 78, 40: 39 red, 78 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #274E28?: The complementary color is #4E274D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #274E28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.