What color is #74404C?

#74404C is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74404C?

The RGB value is 116, 64, 76: 116 red, 64 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74404C?

The complementary color is #407468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74404C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74404C color

#74404C rgb(116, 64, 76)

Shades of red

The hex color #74404C is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 25.1% green and 29.8% blue (116, 64, 76).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 29% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 34% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Köfte Brown (#773644), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#74404C color codes

HEX	`#74404C`
RGB	`rgb(116, 64, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 25.1%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 29%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 45%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 34%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.78, 24.13, 2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.78, 24.28, 6.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.341, 7.902, 7.817)`
Decimal	`7618636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74404C, 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 #74404C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#74404C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #74404C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74404c; }
.text { color: #74404c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74404c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 64 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74404c, #744e40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #74404C?: #74404C is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Köfte Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74404C?: The RGB value is 116, 64, 76: 116 red, 64 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74404C?: The complementary color is #407468, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74404C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.