What color is #74000B?

#74000B is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Barolo. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74000B?

The RGB value is 116, 0, 11: 116 red, 0 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74000B?

The complementary color is #007469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74000B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74000B color

#74000B rgb(116, 0, 11)

Shades of red

The hex color #74000B is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 0% green and 4.3% blue (116, 0, 11).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 91% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Barolo (#71000E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

#74000B color codes

HEX	`#74000B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 0, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 0%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 100%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 91%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.79, 45, 29.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.79, 54.03, 33.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.264, 3.738, 0.656)`
Decimal	`7602187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74000B, 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 #74000B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#74000B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #74000B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74000b; }
.text { color: #74000b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74000b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 0 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74000b, #742f00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

Questions

What color is #74000B?: #74000B is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Barolo. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74000B?: The RGB value is 116, 0, 11: 116 red, 0 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74000B?: The complementary color is #007469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74000B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.