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#274201 Color

#274201 is rgb(39, 66, 1) in RGB, hsl(85, 97%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 98%, 74%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Xander (#44500C), visibly different at ΔE 10.2. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#274201
HEX#274201
RGBrgb(39, 66, 1)
HSLhsl(85, 97%, 13%)
HSVhsv(85, 98%, 26%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 98%, 74%)
OKLCHoklch(34.4% 0.093 131)
LABlab(24.82% -18.93 31.87)
LCHlch(24.82% 37.07 120.71)

What #274201 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #274201, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#274201 Channel Values

How #274201 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 39 · G 66 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 97% · L 13%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 98% · V 26%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 0% · Y 98% · K 74%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.25:1 vs white · 1.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #274201 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #274201 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #274201

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #274201; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #274201

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #274201.

How #274201 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#274201
Protanopia#3E3E02
Protanomaly#364001
Deuteranopia#3B3B04
Deuteranomaly#343E03
Tritanopia#2E3E3E
Tritanomaly#2B3F2F
Achromatopsia#3B3B3B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #274201 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-274201: #274201;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #274201;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-274201': '#274201' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.259, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_274201">#274201</color>
SVG fillfill="#274201"

More Green Colors

#274201 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#274201 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #274201?

#274201 is a darkest green — rgb(39, 66, 1) in RGB and hsl(85, 97%, 13%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Xander (#44500C), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.2.

What is the RGB value of #274201?

#274201 is rgb(39, 66, 1) — red 39, green 66, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #274201?

#274201 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 98%, 74%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #274201 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #274201 scores 11.25:1 against white and 1.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #274201 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #274201 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 17.79, which is visibly different.

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