What color is #74274B?

#74274B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74274B?

The RGB value is 116, 39, 75: 116 red, 39 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74274B?

The complementary color is #277450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74274B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74274B color

#74274B rgb(116, 39, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #74274B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 15.3% green and 29.4% blue (116, 39, 75).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 50% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 35% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#74274B color codes

HEX	`#74274B`
RGB	`rgb(116, 39, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 15.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 50%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 66%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 35%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.57, 37.44, -4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.57, 37.68, 353.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.198, 5.673, 7.266)`
Decimal	`7612235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74274B, 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 #74274B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#74274B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #74274B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74274b; }
.text { color: #74274b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74274b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 39 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74274b, #742a27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #74274B?: #74274B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74274B?: The RGB value is 116, 39, 75: 116 red, 39 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74274B?: The complementary color is #277450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74274B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.