Information about #742D15 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A strongly colored amber-leaning orange, #742D15 holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Cypress Bark (#752E23). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Heatwave (#6E2620) and Reddish Brown (#7F2B0A).
The recipe behind #742D15 is rgb(116, 45, 21), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #742D15 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.1:1. No one has named #742D15 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#742D15 color variations
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#742D15 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#742D15 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#742D15 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#742D15 color hues
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#742D15 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 #742D15 color
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Nearest named colors to #742D15
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#752E23
#6E2620
#7F2B0A
#733D1A
#6E2C25
#832A0D
#6E2A05
#6B2320
#771F1F
#701C1C
#733D1F
#6E3326
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#742D15
- RGB116, 45, 21
- CMYK0, 28, 37, 55
- CSSrgb(116, 45, 21)
- HSL15°, 69%, 27%
- HSL Precise15.158°, 69.343%, 26.863%
- HSV15°, 82%, 45%
- HSB15°, 82%, 45%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.176
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
- GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.176, 0.082)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.176, 0.082, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.176, 0.082)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB17.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID742D15
- DECIMAL ID7613717
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
