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#277234 Color

#277234 is rgb(39, 114, 52) in RGB, hsl(130, 49%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 54%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dartmouth Green (#00703C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#277234
HEX#277234
RGBrgb(39, 114, 52)
HSLhsl(130, 49%, 30%)
HSVhsv(130, 66%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 54%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(49% 0.12 146.6)
LABlab(42.34% -34.71 26.98)
LCHlch(42.34% 43.96 142.15)

What #277234 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 #277234, 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.

#277234 Channel Values

How #277234 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 114 · B 528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 49% · L 30%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 66% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 54% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.93:1 vs white · 3.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #277234 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 text5.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #277234

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #277234; 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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Tints & Shades of #277234

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.

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Shades

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How #277234 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#277234
Protanopia#6A6A35
Protanomaly#566D34
Deuteranopia#616137
Deuteranomaly#506836
Tritanopia#366C6C
Tritanomaly#316F5B
Achromatopsia#646464

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #277234 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-277234: #277234;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #277234;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-277234': '#277234' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.447, blue: 0.204)
Android XML<color name="color_277234">#277234</color>
SVG fillfill="#277234"

More Green Colors

#277234 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#277234 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #277234?

#277234 is a dark green — rgb(39, 114, 52) in RGB and hsl(130, 49%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dartmouth Green (#00703C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.28.

What is the RGB value of #277234?

#277234 is rgb(39, 114, 52) — red 39, green 114, and blue 52 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #277234?

#277234 converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 54%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #277234 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #277234 scores 5.93:1 against white and 3.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #277234 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #277234 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 12.18, which is visibly different.

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