#70491A
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44% 0.081 67.5), rgb(112, 73, 26).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.90:1).
About this color
#70491A is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.081 and its hue 68°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.033 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.90:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.081) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.65:1 |
| White text | 7.90:1 |
Values
| HEX | #70491A |
| RGB | rgb(112, 73, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 62%, 27%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44% 0.081 67.5) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #70491A | 7.90:1 | AAA | Lc -91.9 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #70491A | 2.65:1 | Fails | Lc 16.8 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #70491A text on white | 7.90:1 | AAA | Lc 87.2 | Fine for body text |
| #70491A text on black | 2.65:1 | Fails | Lc -14.9 | Not readable |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 800.
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Step 50
50
#F8F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E0
oklch(93.5% 0.014 67.7)
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Step 200
200
#E5D6C7
oklch(88.4% 0.026 67.5)
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Step 300
300
#D6BBA1
oklch(80.8% 0.047 66)
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Step 400
400
#C1986D
oklch(70.8% 0.076 67.4)
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Step 500
500
#B07E45
oklch(63.1% 0.096 68.1)
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Step 600
600
#9C6624
oklch(55.7% 0.106 67.4)
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Step 700
700
#855416
oklch(49% 0.098 67)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#70491A
oklch(44% 0.081 67.5)
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Step 900
900
#583B19
oklch(37.8% 0.063 68)
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Step 950
950
#332210
oklch(26.8% 0.039 66.4)
#70491A with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #564C14 | 0.050 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5F551B | 0.044 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7B403F | 0.063 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #515151 | 0.081 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #70491A
#70491A
oklch(44% 0.081 67.5)
- #2A567D
#2A567D
oklch(44.1% 0.081 247.5)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #70491A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.033
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.034
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.039
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.044
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.051
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.057
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.058
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.069
Use #70491A in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.