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#742e46 color: Palace Red

#742e46 is rgb(116, 46, 70) in RGB and oklch(40.705% 0.10168 1.22) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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339°
100%

40.7%
0.102
1°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • pink-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.45:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #742e46

#742e46 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 40.7% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 1°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.45:1 contrast and black text 2.22:1, 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: #742e46 mixed with white

  1. 742e46
  2. 834256
  3. 915667
  4. 9f6a79
  5. ae7e8b
  6. bb939d
  7. c9a8b0
  8. d7bdc3
  9. e4d3d7
  10. f2e9eb

Darker: #742e46 mixed with black

  1. 742e46
  2. 64273c
  3. 541f32
  4. 451828
  5. 37121e
  6. 290b15
  7. 1b060d
  8. 0f0205
  9. 050102
  10. 010000

Calmer: #742e46 with less saturation

  1. 742e46
  2. 703246
  3. 6d3547
  4. 693847
  5. 653b47
  6. 613e48
  7. 5d4048
  8. 584348
  9. 544549
  10. 4f4749

Questions about #742e46

What color is #742e46?

#742e46 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Palace Red. In RGB it is rgb(116, 46, 70), in HSL hsl(339.43, 43.21%, 31.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.705% 0.10168 1.22).

What colors go well with #742e46?

The complementary color of #742e46 is #00594d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #683262 and #773025. The triadic partners are #425100 and #004f7b.

Is white or black text more readable on #742e46?

White text reads better on #742e46: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and black gives 2.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #742e46 a warm or cool color?

#742e46 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 1 degrees, its lightness 40.7% and its chroma 0.102.