Palettes / Colors / #74151A

#74151A — Deep Red

#74151A is a red color we call Deep Red, closest to the named color Maroon (#800000). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: maroon (#800000) — not an exact match. CSS maroon gives you #800000, a different color; use #74151A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#74151A is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #157470; it also sits naturally between #74154A and #744015. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 45% · Green 8% · Blue 10%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 78% · Key 55%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #74151A

.text { color: #74151A; }
.background { background-color: #74151A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #74151A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(116, 21, 26); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(357, 69%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #74151A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(116, 21, 26, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #74151A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(116, 21, 26, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#74151A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#74151A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #74151A

Tints of #74151A

Tones of #74151A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #157470:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #74151A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #74151A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #74151A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #74151A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #741519  ·  #74151B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #74151A?

#74151A is Deep Red, a red color (RGB 116, 21, 26). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #74151A?

#74151A is RGB 116, 21, 26 — HSL 357°, 69%, 27% — CMYK 0%, 82%, 78%, 55%.

What colors go with #74151A?

Its complement is #157470; analogous partners are #74154A and #744015. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #74151A for text?

White text on #74151A has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.86:1.