What color is #74382F?

#74382F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Crown of Thorns. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74382F?

The RGB value is 116, 56, 47: 116 red, 56 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74382F?

The complementary color is #2F6B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74382F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74382F color

#74382F rgb(116, 56, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #74382F is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 22% green and 18.4% blue (116, 56, 47).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 42% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 59% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Thorns (#763C33), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#74382F color codes

HEX	`#74382F`
RGB	`rgb(116, 56, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 22%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 42%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 59%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 59%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.23, 25.44, 17.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.23, 31.03, 34.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.13, 6.748, 3.51)`
Decimal	`7616559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74382F, 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 #74382F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#74382F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #74382F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74382f; }
.text { color: #74382f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74382f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 56 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74382f, #745b2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #74382F?: #74382F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Crown of Thorns. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74382F?: The RGB value is 116, 56, 47: 116 red, 56 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74382F?: The complementary color is #2F6B74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74382F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.