What color is #74444A?

#74444A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #74444A?

The RGB value is 116, 68, 74: 116 red, 68 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #74444A?

The complementary color is #44746E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #74444A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#74444A color

#74444A rgb(116, 68, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #74444A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.5% red, 26.7% green and 29% blue (116, 68, 74).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 26% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 36% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#74444A color codes

HEX	`#74444A`
RGB	`rgb(116, 68, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.5%, 26.7%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 26%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 41%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 36%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.69, 21.48, 5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.69, 22.12, 13.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.506, 8.342, 7.534)`
Decimal	`7619658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #74444A, 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 #74444A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#74444A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #74444A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #74444a; }
.text { color: #74444a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #74444a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(116 68 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #74444a, #745644); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #74444A?: #74444A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #74444A?: The RGB value is 116, 68, 74: 116 red, 68 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #74444A?: The complementary color is #44746E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #74444A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.