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#742e37 color: Red Wine Vinegar

#742e37 is rgb(116, 46, 55) in RGB and oklch(40.254% 0.09874 14.832) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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352°
100%

40.3%
0.099
15°
  • Rose
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • red-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.60:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.19:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #742e37

#742e37 is a soft dark rose color. In OKLCH it has 40.3% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 15°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast and black text 2.19:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Red Wine Vinegar (#722f37). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-900.

More dark rose colors

Lighter: #742e37 mixed with white

  1. 742e37
  2. 834249
  3. 91565b
  4. a06a6e
  5. ae7e81
  6. bc9395
  7. c9a8a9
  8. d7bdbe
  9. e4d3d3
  10. f2e9e9

Darker: #742e37 mixed with black

  1. 742e37
  2. 64272e
  3. 541f26
  4. 45181e
  5. 371216
  6. 290b0f
  7. 1b0608
  8. 0f0203
  9. 050101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #742e37 with less saturation

  1. 742e37
  2. 703239
  3. 6c353b
  4. 68383c
  5. 643b3e
  6. 603d40
  7. 5c4041
  8. 574243
  9. 534445
  10. 4e4647

Questions about #742e37

What color is #742e37?

#742e37 is soft dark rose. The closest named color is Red Wine Vinegar. In RGB it is rgb(116, 46, 55), in HSL hsl(352.29, 43.21%, 31.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.254% 0.09874 14.832).

What colors go well with #742e37?

The complementary color of #742e37 is #005657. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6c2f55 and #723414. The triadic partners are #2f5416 and #1e497c.

Is white or black text more readable on #742e37?

White text reads better on #742e37: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and black gives 2.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #742e37 a warm or cool color?

#742e37 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 15 degrees, its lightness 40.3% and its chroma 0.099.