What color is #742D25?

#742D25 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Kenyan Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #742D25?

The RGB value is 116, 45, 37: 116 red, 45 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #742D25?

The complementary color is #256C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #742D25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#742D25 color

#742D25 rgb(116, 45, 37)

Shades of brown

The hex color #742D25 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 17.6% green and 14.5% blue (116, 45, 37).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 52% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 68% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Kenyan Copper (#6C322E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#742D25 color codes

HEX	`#742D25`
RGB	`rgb(116, 45, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 17.6%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 52%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 68%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 68%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.71, 30.68, 20.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.71, 37.14, 34.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.476, 5.724, 2.409)`
Decimal	`7613733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #742D25, 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 #742D25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#742D25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #742D25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #742d25; }
.text { color: #742d25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #742d25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 45 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #742d25, #745425); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #742D25?: #742D25 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Kenyan Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #742D25?: The RGB value is 116, 45, 37: 116 red, 45 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #742D25?: The complementary color is #256C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #742D25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.