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#742e19 color: Corrosion Red

#742e19 is rgb(116, 46, 25) in RGB and oklch(39.685% 0.10422 37.172) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

39.7%
0.104
37°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • orange-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.78:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.15:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #742e19

#742e19 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 39.7% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.78:1 contrast and black text 2.15:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Corrosion Red (#772f21). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #742e19 mixed with white

  1. 742e19
  2. 83422f
  3. 915645
  4. a06a5b
  5. ae7f71
  6. bc9387
  7. c9a89e
  8. d7bdb6
  9. e4d3ce
  10. f2e9e6

Darker: #742e19 mixed with black

  1. 742e19
  2. 642714
  3. 541f10
  4. 45180b
  5. 371207
  6. 290b04
  7. 1b0602
  8. 0f0201
  9. 050100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #742e19 with less saturation

  1. 742e19
  2. 70321f
  3. 6c3525
  4. 683829
  5. 643a2e
  6. 5f3d33
  7. 5b3f37
  8. 56413b
  9. 51433f
  10. 4c4543

Questions about #742e19

What color is #742e19?

#742e19 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Corrosion Red. In RGB it is rgb(116, 46, 25), in HSL hsl(13.85, 64.54%, 27.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.685% 0.10422 37.172).

What colors go well with #742e19?

The complementary color of #742e19 is #005267. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #732a3d and #6b3900. The triadic partners are #00572f and #3a3f7e.

Is white or black text more readable on #742e19?

White text reads better on #742e19: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and black gives 2.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #742e19 a warm or cool color?

#742e19 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 39.7% and its chroma 0.104.