What color is #740900?

#740900 is a dark, vivid red known as Liquorice Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Liquorice Red?

The RGB value is 116, 9, 0: 116 red, 9 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Liquorice Red?

The complementary color is #006B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #740900?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Liquorice Red color: hex code #740900

#740900 rgb(116, 9, 0)

Shades of red

Liquorice Red has the hex code #740900. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 3.5% green and 0% blue (116, 9, 0).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 100% yellow and 55% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

Liquorice Red (#740900) color codes

HEX	`#740900`
RGB	`rgb(116, 9, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 3.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 100%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 100%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.37, 42.85, 35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.37, 55.32, 39.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.301, 3.91, 0.37)`
Decimal	`7604480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Liquorice Red, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #740900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#740900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #740900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #740900; }
.text { color: #740900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #740900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 9 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #740900, #744300); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #740900 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #740900?: #740900 is a dark, vivid red known as Liquorice Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Liquorice Red?: The RGB value is 116, 9, 0: 116 red, 9 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Liquorice Red?: The complementary color is #006B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #740900?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.