What color is #74141B?

#74141B is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Festive Bordeaux. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74141B?

The RGB value is 116, 20, 27: 116 red, 20 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74141B?

The complementary color is #14746D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74141B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74141B color

#74141B rgb(116, 20, 27)

Shades of red

The hex color #74141B is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 7.8% green and 10.6% blue (116, 20, 27).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 71% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 77% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Festive Bordeaux (#6E0F12), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#74141B color codes

HEX	`#74141B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 20, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 7.8%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 71%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 83%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 77%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.62, 40.81, 22.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.62, 46.6, 28.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.651, 4.294, 1.463)`
Decimal	`7607323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74141B, 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 #74141B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#74141B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #74141B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74141b; }
.text { color: #74141b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74141b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 20 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74141b, #743d14); }

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Questions

What color is #74141B?: #74141B is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Festive Bordeaux. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74141B?: The RGB value is 116, 20, 27: 116 red, 20 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74141B?: The complementary color is #14746D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74141B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.