Information about #A74A35 color

#A74A35 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A74A35 falls into the Red Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(167, 74, 53) — 65.5% red, 29% green, 20.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 36 / 45 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A74A35 reads as a clearly saturated earthy red and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Orange Roughy (#A85335). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Wilted Brown (#AB4C3D) and Birch Brown (#B14A30).

In RGB terms — rgb(167, 74, 53) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A74A35: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for black. #A74A35 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A74A35 color variations

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

#A74A35 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A74A35

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

Wilted Brown color link
Wilted Brown

#AB4C3D

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Vesuvius color link
Vesuvius

#A85533

Red Ochre color link
Red Ochre

#9F5233

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

Moulin Rouge color link
Moulin Rouge

#AD463F

Kamikaze color link
Kamikaze

#A43F30

Rock Spray color link
Rock Spray

#9D442D

Krakatoa color link
Krakatoa

#9D523B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A74A35
  • RGB167, 74, 53
  • CMYK0, 36, 45, 35
  • CSSrgb(167, 74, 53)
  • HSL11°, 52%, 43%
  • HSL Precise11.053°, 51.818%, 43.137%
  • HSV11°, 68%, 65%
  • HSB11°, 68%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • GLSLvec3(0.655, 0.290, 0.208)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.655, 0.290, 0.208, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.655, 0.290, 0.208)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA74A35
  • DECIMAL ID10963509
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01