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#274200 color: Forest Green

#274200 is rgb(39, 66, 0) in RGB and oklch(34.395% 0.09375 130.836) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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85°
100%

34.4%
0.094
131°
  • Lime
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Taupe
  • green-900
  • Black 74%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.26:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.87:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #274200

#274200 is a deep dark lime color. In OKLCH it has 34.4% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 131°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.26:1 contrast and black text 1.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Forest Green (#154406). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-900.

More dark lime colors

Lighter: #274200 mixed with white

  1. 274200
  2. 3a531e
  3. 4d6537
  4. 62774e
  5. 768966
  6. 8c9c7e
  7. a2af97
  8. b8c3b0
  9. d0d7ca
  10. e7ebe4

Darker: #274200 mixed with black

  1. 274200
  2. 203800
  3. 1a2f00
  4. 142500
  5. 0e1c00
  6. 081400
  7. 040b00
  8. 020500
  9. 010100
  10. 000000

Calmer: #274200 with less saturation

  1. 274200
  2. 29410a
  3. 2b4113
  4. 2d4019
  5. 2f3f1f
  6. 303e24
  7. 323d28
  8. 343c2d
  9. 363b31
  10. 373a35

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Colors that go with #274200

Complementary
#274200#48285c
Analogous
#274200#443900#004728
Triadic
#274200#063a67#601f2d
Split
#274200#313168#582247

Questions about #274200

What color is #274200?

#274200 is deep dark lime. The closest named color is Forest Green. In RGB it is rgb(39, 66, 0), in HSL hsl(84.55, 100%, 12.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.395% 0.09375 130.836).

What colors go well with #274200?

The complementary color of #274200 is #48285c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #443900 and #004728. The triadic partners are #063a67 and #601f2d.

Is white or black text more readable on #274200?

White text reads better on #274200: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and black gives 1.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #274200 a warm or cool color?

#274200 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 131 degrees, its lightness 34.4% and its chroma 0.094.