What color is #74203C?

#74203C is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Beet Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74203C?

The RGB value is 116, 32, 60: 116 red, 32 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74203C?

The complementary color is #207458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74203C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74203C color

#74203C rgb(116, 32, 60)

Shades of red

The hex color #74203C is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 12.5% green and 23.5% blue (116, 32, 60).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 57% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 48% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Beet Red (#7E203F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#74203C color codes

HEX	`#74203C`
RGB	`rgb(116, 32, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 12.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 57%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 72%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 48%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.94, 38.81, 3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.94, 38.95, 4.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.535, 5.073, 4.804)`
Decimal	`7610428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74203C, 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 #74203C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#74203C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #74203C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74203c; }
.text { color: #74203c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74203c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 32 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74203c, #742e20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #74203C?: #74203C is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Beet Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74203C?: The RGB value is 116, 32, 60: 116 red, 32 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74203C?: The complementary color is #207458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74203C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.