Information about #742420 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A confidently colored red, #742420 holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Crown Of Thorns (#771F1F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Heatwave (#6E2620) and Hot N Spicy (#6B2320).
In RGB terms — rgb(116, 36, 32) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #742420: 10.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #742420 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#742420 color variations
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#742420 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#742420 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#742420 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#742420 color hues
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#742420 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 #742420 color
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Nearest named colors to #742420
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#771F1F
#6E2620
#6B2320
#701C1C
#701F28
#752E23
#6E2C25
#701C28
#6D1C27
#6F282B
#672422
#7D222B
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#742420
- RGB116, 36, 32
- CMYK0, 31, 33, 55
- CSSrgb(116, 36, 32)
- HSL3°, 57%, 29%
- HSL Precise2.857°, 56.757%, 29.02%
- HSV3°, 72%, 45%
- HSB3°, 72%, 45%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.141
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
- GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.141, 0.125)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.141, 0.125, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.141, 0.125)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB14.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID742420
- DECIMAL ID7611424
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers33 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
