Information about #74240F color
Basic facts about this digital color
A vivid, lively red, #74240F sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Warm Chocolate (#6E2A05). Nearby in the Register you will also find Reddish Brown (#7F2B0A) and Kenyan Copper (#7C1C05).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(116, 36, 15)), which gives #74240F its character. On this background, white text reaches a 10.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#74240F color variations
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#74240F color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#74240F color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#74240F color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#74240F color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#74240F 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #74240F color
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Nearest named colors to #74240F
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#6E2A05
#7F2B0A
#7C1C05
#701C1C
#832A0D
#771F1F
#6E2620
#711A00
#801818
#6B2320
#7B1113
#7C1319
#74240F color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#74240F
- RGB116, 36, 15
- CMYK0, 31, 40, 55
- CSSrgb(116, 36, 15)
- HSL12°, 77%, 26%
- HSL Precise12.475°, 77.099%, 25.686%
- HSV12°, 87%, 45%
- HSB12°, 87%, 45%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.141
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.059
- GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.141, 0.059)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.141, 0.059, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.141, 0.059)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB14.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID74240F
- DECIMAL ID7611407
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
