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#74302f color: Auburn

#74302f is rgb(116, 48, 47) in RGB and oklch(40.366% 0.09643 23.208) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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1°
100%

40.4%
0.096
23°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • orange-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.52:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #74302f

#74302f is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 40.4% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 23°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.52:1 contrast and black text 2.21:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Auburn (#712f2c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-900.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #74302f mixed with white

  1. 74302f
  2. 834441
  3. 915754
  4. 9f6b68
  5. ae7f7c
  6. bb9491
  7. c9a9a6
  8. d7bebc
  9. e4d3d2
  10. f2e9e8

Darker: #74302f mixed with black

  1. 74302f
  2. 642827
  3. 542120
  4. 451a19
  5. 371312
  6. 290c0c
  7. 1b0606
  8. 0f0303
  9. 050101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #74302f with less saturation

  1. 74302f
  2. 703332
  3. 6c3634
  4. 693937
  5. 643c3a
  6. 603e3c
  7. 5c413f
  8. 574341
  9. 534544
  10. 4e4746

Questions about #74302f

What color is #74302f?

#74302f is soft dark red. The closest named color is Auburn. In RGB it is rgb(116, 48, 47), in HSL hsl(0.87, 42.33%, 31.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.366% 0.09643 23.208).

What colors go well with #74302f?

The complementary color of #74302f is #00565e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6f304d and #703709. The triadic partners are #245523 and #2c467c.

Is white or black text more readable on #74302f?

White text reads better on #74302f: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and black gives 2.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #74302f a warm or cool color?

#74302f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 23 degrees, its lightness 40.4% and its chroma 0.096.