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#742200 color: Burning Steppes

#742200 is rgb(116, 34, 0) in RGB and oklch(37.801% 0.12141 38.885) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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18°
100%

37.8%
0.121
39°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Maroon
  • orange-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.65:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
1.97:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #742200

#742200 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 37.8% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 39°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.65:1 contrast and black text 1.97:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Burning Steppes (#742100). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #742200 mixed with white

  1. 742200
  2. 833920
  3. 924f38
  4. a16450
  5. af7968
  6. bd8f80
  7. cba498
  8. d8bbb1
  9. e5d1cb
  10. f2e8e5

Darker: #742200 mixed with black

  1. 742200
  2. 641c00
  3. 541600
  4. 451100
  5. 370b00
  6. 290700
  7. 1b0300
  8. 0f0100
  9. 050000
  10. 010000

Calmer: #742200 with less saturation

  1. 742200
  2. 70270c
  3. 6b2c16
  4. 67301d
  5. 623323
  6. 5d3629
  7. 58392e
  8. 533b34
  9. 4e3e38
  10. 48403d

Questions about #742200

What color is #742200?

#742200 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Burning Steppes. In RGB it is rgb(116, 34, 0), in HSL hsl(17.59, 100%, 22.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.801% 0.12141 38.885).

What colors go well with #742200?

The complementary color of #742200 is #004c61. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #731c34 and #643500. The triadic partners are #00532a and #363680.

Is white or black text more readable on #742200?

White text reads better on #742200: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and black gives 1.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #742200 a warm or cool color?

#742200 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 39 degrees, its lightness 37.8% and its chroma 0.121.