#704A26
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.4% 0.073 62.5), rgb(112, 74, 38).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.78:1).
About this color
#704A26 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.073 and its hue 63°. 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 7.78:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.073) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.69:1 |
| White text | 7.78:1 |
Values
| HEX | #704A26 |
| RGB | rgb(112, 74, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 49%, 29%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.4% 0.073 62.5) |
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 #704A26 | 7.78:1 | AAA | Lc -91.6 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #704A26 | 2.69:1 | Fails | Lc 17.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #704A26 text on white | 7.78:1 | AAA | Lc 86.9 | Fine for body text |
| #704A26 text on black | 2.69:1 | Fails | Lc -15.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
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
#F8F5F2
oklch(97.2% 0.005 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E2
oklch(93.6% 0.012 59.6)
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Step 200
200
#E5D6CA
oklch(88.5% 0.023 61.2)
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Step 300
300
#D5BBA5
oklch(80.8% 0.042 62.4)
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Step 400
400
#C09875
oklch(70.8% 0.068 62.6)
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Step 500
500
#AF7E50
oklch(63.2% 0.087 63.4)
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Step 600
600
#9A6634
oklch(55.6% 0.094 62.6)
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Step 700
700
#845526
oklch(49.2% 0.088 63.1)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#704A26
oklch(44.4% 0.073 62.5)
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Step 900
900
#573B20
oklch(37.8% 0.057 63.6)
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Step 950
950
#332213
oklch(26.9% 0.036 61.7)
#704A26 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) | #564D23 | 0.048 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5F5626 | 0.045 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7A4242 | 0.054 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.073 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #704A26
#704A26
oklch(44.4% 0.073 62.5)
- #2C5878
#2C5878
oklch(44.4% 0.072 242.3)
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 #704A26, 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 0.040
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.041
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.051
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.051
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.060
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.064
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.069
Use #704A26 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.