Information about #742C15 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A energetic, saturated red, #742C15 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Heatwave (#6E2620). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cypress Bark (#752E23) and Reddish Brown (#7F2B0A).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(116, 44, 21)), which gives #742C15 its character. If you plan to put text on a #742C15 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#742C15 color variations
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#742C15 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#742C15 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#742C15 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#742C15 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#742C15 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 #742C15 color
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Nearest named colors to #742C15
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#6E2620
#752E23
#7F2B0A
#771F1F
#6B2320
#6E2C25
#832A0D
#6E2A05
#733D1A
#701C1C
#6E3326
#733D1F
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#742C15
- RGB116, 44, 21
- CMYK0, 28, 37, 55
- CSSrgb(116, 44, 21)
- HSL15°, 69%, 27%
- HSL Precise14.526°, 69.343%, 26.863%
- HSV15°, 82%, 45%
- HSB15°, 82%, 45%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.173
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
- GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.173, 0.082)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.173, 0.082, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.173, 0.082)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID742C15
- DECIMAL ID7613461
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
