Information about #740B4D color

#740B4D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #740B4D belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(116, 11, 77) (45.5% red, 4.3% green, 30.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 41 / 15 / 55 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#740B4D presents itself as a energetic, saturated romantic rose — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Velvet (#750851). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Plum Velvet (#7D0552) and Pansy Purple (#78184A).

The recipe behind #740B4D is rgb(116, 11, 77), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #740B4D background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 11.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#740B4D color variations

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

#740B4D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#740B4D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#740B4D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#740B4D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#740B4D 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
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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
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#0B7567
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#19750B
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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
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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
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#4E750B
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#0B4E75
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#75320B
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#0B7532
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#75670B
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#0B7532
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#0B1975
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Nearest named colors to #740B4D

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

Velvet color link
Velvet

#750851

Plum Velvet color link
Plum Velvet

#7D0552

Pansy Purple color link
Pansy Purple

#78184A

Rich Purple color link
Rich Purple

#720058

Plum Pie color link
Plum Pie

#7D0541

French Plum color link
French Plum

#811453

So Berry Jocelyn color link
So Berry Jocelyn

#7F055F

Rich Magenta color link
Rich Magenta

#68075F

Yayapink color link
Yayapink

#85075B

Merlot color link
Merlot

#730039

Spanish Purple color link
Spanish Purple

#66033C

Tyrian Purple color link
Tyrian Purple

#66023C

#740B4D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#740B4D
  • RGB116, 11, 77
  • CMYK0, 41, 15, 55
  • CSSrgb(116, 11, 77)
  • HSL322°, 83%, 25%
  • HSL Precise322.286°, 82.677%, 24.902%
  • HSV322°, 91%, 45%
  • HSB322°, 91%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.043, 0.302)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.043, 0.302, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.043, 0.302)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.2%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID740B4D
  • DECIMAL ID7605069
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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