Information about #742D1A color

#742D1A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #742D1A belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(116, 45, 26) — 45.5% red, 17.6% green, 10.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 28 / 35 / 55. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #742D1A reads as a strongly colored earthy red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cypress Bark (#752E23). Slightly further away sit Heatwave (#6E2620) and Kakaramea (#6E2C25).

In RGB terms — rgb(116, 45, 26) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #742D1A: 9.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#742D1A color variations

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

#742D1A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#742D1A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#742D1A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#742D1A 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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#742D1A 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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#1A745B
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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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#1A742E
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#2E1A74
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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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#61741A
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#1A6174
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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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#34741A
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#1A6174
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#5B1A74
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Nearest named colors to #742D1A

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

Cypress Bark color link
Cypress Bark

#752E23

Heatwave color link
Heatwave

#6E2620

Kakaramea color link
Kakaramea

#6E2C25

Pueblo color link
Pueblo

#6E3326

Hot N Spicy color link
Hot N Spicy

#6B2320

Cypress Bark Red color link
Cypress Bark Red

#6F3028

Crown Of Thorns color link
Crown Of Thorns

#771F1F

Deep Ochre color link
Deep Ochre

#733D1A

Peru Tan color link
Peru Tan

#733D1F

Dawnbreaker color link
Dawnbreaker

#813125

Persian Plum color link
Persian Plum

#701C1C

Royal Mahogany color link
Royal Mahogany

#653420

#742D1A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#742D1A
  • RGB116, 45, 26
  • CMYK0, 28, 35, 55
  • CSSrgb(116, 45, 26)
  • HSL13°, 63%, 28%
  • HSL Precise12.667°, 63.38%, 27.843%
  • HSV13°, 78%, 45%
  • HSB13°, 78%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.176, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.176, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.176, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID742D1A
  • DECIMAL ID7613722
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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