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#742e01 color: Chestnut

#742e01 is rgb(116, 46, 1) in RGB and oklch(39.494% 0.11046 45.877) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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23°
100%

39.5%
0.110
46°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • amber-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.84:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.13:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #742e01

#742e01 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 39.5% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 46°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.84:1 contrast and black text 2.13:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chestnut (#742802). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #742e01 mixed with white

  1. 742e01
  2. 834322
  3. 91573a
  4. a06b52
  5. ae7f69
  6. bc9481
  7. c9a899
  8. d7beb2
  9. e4d3cb
  10. f2e9e5

Darker: #742e01 mixed with black

  1. 742e01
  2. 642701
  3. 541f01
  4. 451800
  5. 371200
  6. 290b00
  7. 1b0600
  8. 0f0200
  9. 050100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #742e01 with less saturation

  1. 742e01
  2. 70320f
  3. 6c3518
  4. 683820
  5. 643a27
  6. 5f3d2d
  7. 5b3f32
  8. 564137
  9. 51433d
  10. 4c4541

Questions about #742e01

What color is #742e01?

#742e01 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Chestnut. In RGB it is rgb(116, 46, 1), in HSL hsl(23.48, 98.29%, 22.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.494% 0.11046 45.877).

What colors go well with #742e01?

The complementary color of #742e01 is #004f6e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #762732 and #653c00. The triadic partners are #005739 and #433a7e.

Is white or black text more readable on #742e01?

White text reads better on #742e01: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and black gives 2.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #742e01 a warm or cool color?

#742e01 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 46 degrees, its lightness 39.5% and its chroma 0.11.