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#742844 color: Palace Red

#742844 is rgb(116, 40, 68) in RGB and oklch(39.804% 0.11027 0.603) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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338°
100%

39.8%
0.110
1°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • pink-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.86:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.13:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #742844

#742844 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 39.8% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 1°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.86:1 contrast and black text 2.13:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Palace Red (#752745). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-900.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #742844 mixed with white

  1. 742844
  2. 833d55
  3. 925266
  4. a06677
  5. ae7b8a
  6. bc909c
  7. caa6af
  8. d7bbc3
  9. e5d2d6
  10. f2e8eb

Darker: #742844 mixed with black

  1. 742844
  2. 64213a
  3. 541b30
  4. 451526
  5. 370f1d
  6. 290914
  7. 1b040c
  8. 0f0205
  9. 050102
  10. 010000

Calmer: #742844 with less saturation

  1. 742844
  2. 702c44
  3. 6c3045
  4. 683445
  5. 643745
  6. 603a46
  7. 5b3d46
  8. 574046
  9. 524246
  10. 4d4547

Questions about #742844

What color is #742844?

#742844 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Palace Red. In RGB it is rgb(116, 40, 68), in HSL hsl(337.89, 48.72%, 30.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.804% 0.11027 0.603).

What colors go well with #742844?

The complementary color of #742844 is #00564a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #672d62 and #772a20. The triadic partners are #3f4f00 and #004c7c.

Is white or black text more readable on #742844?

White text reads better on #742844: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and black gives 2.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #742844 a warm or cool color?

#742844 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 1 degrees, its lightness 39.8% and its chroma 0.11.