Information about #740A11 color

#740A11 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#740A11 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(116, 10, 17) — 45.5% red, 3.9% green, 6.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 42 / 39 / 55. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#740A11 is a strongly colored earthy red that leans clearly toward the dark side. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to UP Maroon (#7B1113). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Aesthetic Maroon (#78081C) and Crovazhan (#7F0B16).

In RGB terms — rgb(116, 10, 17) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #740A11: 11.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. #740A11 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#740A11 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#740A11 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #740A11

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

UP Maroon color link
UP Maroon

#7B1113

Crovazhan color link
Crovazhan

#7F0B16

Royal Maroon color link
Royal Maroon

#670E10

Fedefu Red color link
Fedefu Red

#7C1319

Reddy Brown color link
Reddy Brown

#6E1005

Red Oxide color link
Red Oxide

#6E0902

Endra color link
Endra

#7B0304

Barn Red color link
Barn Red

#7C0A02

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#740A11
  • RGB116, 10, 17
  • CMYK0, 42, 39, 55
  • CSSrgb(116, 10, 17)
  • HSL356°, 84%, 25%
  • HSL Precise356.038°, 84.127%, 24.706%
  • HSV356°, 91%, 45%
  • HSB356°, 91%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.039, 0.067)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.039, 0.067, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.039, 0.067)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB3.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID740A11
  • DECIMAL ID7604753
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01