What color is #742E20?

#742E20 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Prune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #742E20?

The RGB value is 116, 46, 32: 116 red, 46 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #742E20?

The complementary color is #206674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #742E20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#742E20 color

#742E20 rgb(116, 46, 32)

Shades of brown

The hex color #742E20 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 18% green and 12.5% blue (116, 46, 32).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 57% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 72% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Prune (#701C11), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#742E20 color codes

HEX	`#742E20`
RGB	`rgb(116, 46, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 18%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 57%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 72%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 72%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.83, 29.84, 24.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.83, 38.43, 39.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.441, 5.772, 2.036)`
Decimal	`7613984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #742E20, 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 #742E20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#742E20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #742E20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #742e20; }
.text { color: #742e20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #742e20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 46 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #742e20, #745820); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #742E20?: #742E20 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Prune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #742E20?: The RGB value is 116, 46, 32: 116 red, 46 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #742E20?: The complementary color is #206674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #742E20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.