What color is #741300?

#741300 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Obscure Ogre. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #741300?

The RGB value is 116, 19, 0: 116 red, 19 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #741300?

The complementary color is #006174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #741300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#741300 color

#741300 rgb(116, 19, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #741300 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 7.5% green and 0% blue (116, 19, 0).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 100% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Obscure Ogre (#771908), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#741300 color codes

HEX	`#741300`
RGB	`rgb(116, 19, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 7.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 100%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 100%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.26, 40.33, 35.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.26, 53.98, 41.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.436, 4.18, 0.415)`
Decimal	`7607040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #741300, 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 #741300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#741300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #741300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #741300; }
.text { color: #741300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #741300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 19 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #741300, #744d00); }

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Questions

What color is #741300?: #741300 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Obscure Ogre. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #741300?: The RGB value is 116, 19, 0: 116 red, 19 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #741300?: The complementary color is #006174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #741300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.