What color is #74394C?

#74394C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Satin Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74394C?

The RGB value is 116, 57, 76: 116 red, 57 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74394C?

The complementary color is #397461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74394C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74394C color

#74394C rgb(116, 57, 76)

Shades of red

The hex color #74394C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 22.4% green and 29.8% blue (116, 57, 76).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 34% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 34% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Satin Chocolate (#773344), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#74394C color codes

HEX	`#74394C`
RGB	`rgb(116, 57, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 22.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 34%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 51%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 34%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.17, 28.17, 0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.17, 28.17, 0.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.971, 7.162, 7.693)`
Decimal	`7616844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74394C, 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 #74394C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#74394C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #74394C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74394c; }
.text { color: #74394c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74394c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 57 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74394c, #744339); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #74394C?: #74394C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Satin Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74394C?: The RGB value is 116, 57, 76: 116 red, 57 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74394C?: The complementary color is #397461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74394C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.