Close to Spruce
#274239
#274239 is a very dark, muted green, close to the color Spruce. In RGB it’s made of 15.3% red, 25.9% green, and 22.4% blue. Its hue is 160°, with 26% saturation and 21% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #274239.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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1.92:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #274239 as they’d see it.
#274239 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #274239
What color is #274239?
#274239 is a very dark, muted green, close to the color Spruce. In RGB it’s made of 15.3% red, 25.9% green, and 22.4% blue. Its hue is 160°, with 26% saturation and 21% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #274239 in RGB?
#274239 is rgb(39, 66, 57): 39 red, 66 green, and 57 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #274239 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(41, 0, 14, 74). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #274239?
PANTONE 3308 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #274239?
Its complement #4F363E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.