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#74402e color: Cowboy Suede

#74402e is rgb(116, 64, 46) in RGB and oklch(43.095% 0.07813 39.731) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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15°
100%

43.1%
0.078
40°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • yellow-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.35:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.52:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #74402e

#74402e is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 43.1% lightness, 0.078 chroma and a hue of 40°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.35:1 contrast and black text 2.52:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cowboy Suede (#763e2d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #74402e mixed with white

  1. 74402e
  2. 825241
  3. 906454
  4. 9e7668
  5. ac897d
  6. ba9c91
  7. c8afa6
  8. d5c2bc
  9. e3d6d2
  10. f1eae8

Darker: #74402e mixed with black

  1. 74402e
  2. 643627
  3. 542d1f
  4. 452418
  5. 371b12
  6. 29130b
  7. 1b0b06
  8. 0f0502
  9. 050101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #74402e with less saturation

  1. 74402e
  2. 714232
  3. 6e4436
  4. 6a4639
  5. 67473d
  6. 634940
  7. 604b43
  8. 5c4c47
  9. 584d4a
  10. 544f4d

Questions about #74402e

What color is #74402e?

#74402e is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Cowboy Suede. In RGB it is rgb(116, 64, 46), in HSL hsl(15.43, 43.21%, 31.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.095% 0.07813 39.731).

What colors go well with #74402e?

The complementary color of #74402e is #015a6d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #743d46 and #6b4819. The triadic partners are #215d41 and #484b7a.

Is white or black text more readable on #74402e?

White text reads better on #74402e: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and black gives 2.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #74402e a warm or cool color?

#74402e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 40 degrees, its lightness 43.1% and its chroma 0.078.