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#742a46 color: Palace Red

#742a46 is rgb(116, 42, 70) in RGB and oklch(40.141% 0.10797 359.639) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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337°
100%

40.1%
0.108
360°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • pink-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.16:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #742a46

#742a46 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 40.1% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 360°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.71:1 contrast and black text 2.16:1, 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: #742a46 mixed with white

  1. 742a46
  2. 833f56
  3. 915367
  4. a06879
  5. ae7c8b
  6. bc919d
  7. caa6b0
  8. d7bcc3
  9. e5d2d7
  10. f2e8eb

Darker: #742a46 mixed with black

  1. 742a46
  2. 64233c
  3. 541c32
  4. 451628
  5. 37101e
  6. 290a15
  7. 1b050d
  8. 0f0205
  9. 050102
  10. 010000

Calmer: #742a46 with less saturation

  1. 742a46
  2. 702e46
  3. 6c3246
  4. 683547
  5. 643947
  6. 603c47
  7. 5c3e47
  8. 574147
  9. 524348
  10. 4d4648

Questions about #742a46

What color is #742a46?

#742a46 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Palace Red. In RGB it is rgb(116, 42, 70), in HSL hsl(337.3, 46.84%, 30.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.141% 0.10797 359.639).

What colors go well with #742a46?

The complementary color of #742a46 is #00584a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #672f64 and #782c23. The triadic partners are #424f00 and #004d7b.

Is white or black text more readable on #742a46?

White text reads better on #742a46: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and black gives 2.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #742a46 a warm or cool color?

#742a46 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 360 degrees, its lightness 40.1% and its chroma 0.108.