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#742e14 color: Chestnut

#742e14 is rgb(116, 46, 20) in RGB and oklch(39.63% 0.10571 39.63) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

39.6%
0.106
40°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • orange-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.80:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.14:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #742e14

#742e14 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 39.6% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 40°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast and black text 2.14:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #742e14 mixed with white

  1. 742e14
  2. 83422c
  3. 915642
  4. a06a58
  5. ae7f6f
  6. bc9386
  7. c9a89d
  8. d7bdb5
  9. e4d3cd
  10. f2e9e6

Darker: #742e14 mixed with black

  1. 742e14
  2. 642710
  3. 541f0c
  4. 451808
  5. 371205
  6. 290b03
  7. 1b0601
  8. 0f0201
  9. 050100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #742e14 with less saturation

  1. 742e14
  2. 70321b
  3. 6c3521
  4. 683827
  5. 643a2c
  6. 5f3d31
  7. 5b3f36
  8. 56413a
  9. 51433e
  10. 4c4542

Questions about #742e14

What color is #742e14?

#742e14 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Chestnut. In RGB it is rgb(116, 46, 20), in HSL hsl(16.25, 70.59%, 26.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.63% 0.10571 39.63).

What colors go well with #742e14?

The complementary color of #742e14 is #005169. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #74293a and #6a3900. The triadic partners are #005732 and #3d3e7e.

Is white or black text more readable on #742e14?

White text reads better on #742e14: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and black gives 2.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #742e14 a warm or cool color?

#742e14 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 40 degrees, its lightness 39.6% and its chroma 0.106.