Information about #274217 color

#274217 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#274217 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(39, 66, 23) — 15.3% red, 25.9% green, 9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 0 / 17 / 74. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#274217 is a pleasantly vivid yellow-green that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Forest Green (#254117). Slightly further away sit Myrtle (#21421E) and Kereru (#283E23).

The recipe behind #274217 is rgb(39, 66, 23), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #274217: 11.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:74) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #274217 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#274217 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#274217 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #274217

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Myrtle color link
Myrtle

#21421E

Kereru color link
Kereru

#283E23

Feverpitch color link
Feverpitch

#2D4325

Kea color link
Kea

#283E2A

Rangitoto color link
Rangitoto

#2E3222

Botanic color link
Botanic

#21402B

Deep Fir color link
Deep Fir

#193925

Pine Tree color link
Pine Tree

#2A2F23

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#274217
  • RGB39, 66, 23
  • CMYK11, 0, 17, 74
  • CSSrgb(39, 66, 23)
  • HSL98°, 48%, 17%
  • HSL Precise97.674°, 48.315%, 17.451%
  • HSV98°, 65%, 26%
  • HSB98°, 65%, 26%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.153, 0.259, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.153, 0.259, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.153, 0.259, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID274217
  • DECIMAL ID2572823
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01