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#274E00

#274e00 ≈ Lincoln Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#274e00 is a color from the yellow-green family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 30.59% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 100% saturation and 15.29% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lincoln Green (#195905), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#336600
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Relative luminance0.0588

Complementary

  1. #274e00
  2. #27004e

Split complementary

  1. #274e00
  2. #00004e
  3. #4e004e

Analogous

  1. #4e4e00
  2. #274e00
  3. #004e00

Triadic

  1. #274e00
  2. #00274e
  3. #4e0027

Tetradic

  1. #274e00
  2. #004e27
  3. #27004e
  4. #4e0027

Square

  1. #274e00
  2. #004e4e
  3. #27004e
  4. #4e0000

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1400
  2. #0a1400
  3. #274e00
  4. #4d9a00
  5. #73e700

Shades

#274e00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #274e00
  2. #234600
  3. #1f3e00
  4. #1b3700
  5. #172f00
  6. #142700
  7. #101f00
  8. #0c1700
  9. #081000
  10. #040800
  11. #000000

Tints

#274e00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #274e00
  2. #3d601a
  3. #527133
  4. #68834d
  5. #7d9566
  6. #93a780
  7. #a9b899
  8. #becab3
  9. #d4dccc
  10. #e9ede6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#274e00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #274e00
  2. #30530d
  3. #39581a
  4. #425d26
  5. #4b6233
  6. #546740
  7. #5c6c4d
  8. #65715a
  9. #6e7666
  10. #777b73
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b4935 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c430a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #264a41 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #444a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #404806 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #274c32 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-274e00 {
  color: #274e00;
}
Background
.bg-274e00 {
  background-color: #274e00;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-274e00 {
  border: 2px solid #274e00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #274e00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 78 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 100% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-274e00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #274e00, #004e00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-274e00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 78 0 / 0.35);
}

#195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 4.56 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 8.33 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 8.71 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 8.88 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 11.05 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 11.59 #004225 British Racing Green ΔE 12.49 #d8b1ff Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Lincoln Green
#274e00  rgb(39, 78, 0)  hsl(90, 100%, 15%)  Lincoln Green
#27004e  rgb(39, 0, 78)  hsl(270, 100%, 15%)  Persian Indigo
#00274e  rgb(0, 39, 78)  hsl(210, 100%, 15%)  Oxford Blue
#4e0027  rgb(78, 0, 39)  hsl(330, 100%, 15%)  Tyrian Purple