#704A37
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.7% 0.06 47.3), rgb(112, 74, 55).
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White text reads best on this color (7.71:1).
About this color
#704A37 is a dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.060 and its hue 47°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.043 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.71:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.060) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.72:1 |
| White text | 7.71:1 |
Values
| HEX | #704A37 |
| RGB | rgb(112, 74, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 34%, 33%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.7% 0.06 47.3) |
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 #704A37 | 7.71:1 | AAA | Lc -91.4 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #704A37 | 2.72:1 | Fails | Lc 17.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #704A37 text on white | 7.71:1 | AAA | Lc 86.7 | Fine for body text |
| #704A37 text on black | 2.72:1 | Fails | Lc -15.4 | 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
#F8F4F3
oklch(97% 0.005 34.3)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E4
oklch(93.6% 0.01 48.6)
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Step 200
200
#E5D6CE
oklch(88.6% 0.02 50.1)
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Step 300
300
#D5BAAE
oklch(80.9% 0.035 45.4)
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Step 400
400
#BF9783
oklch(70.8% 0.056 47.9)
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Step 500
500
#AE7C64
oklch(63% 0.072 46.6)
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Step 600
600
#99654B
oklch(55.6% 0.078 47.2)
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Step 700
700
#83543C
oklch(49.2% 0.073 47.6)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#704A37
oklch(44.7% 0.06 47.3)
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Step 900
900
#563A2C
oklch(37.7% 0.046 47.4)
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Step 950
950
#33221A
oklch(27% 0.03 46.2)
#704A37 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) | #544E36 | 0.051 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5D5637 | 0.047 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #794345 | 0.037 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #535353 | 0.060 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #704A37
#704A37
oklch(44.7% 0.06 47.3)
- #2C5B6E
#2C5B6E
oklch(44.6% 0.06 226.9)
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 #704A37, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.043
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.049
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.054
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.055
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.056
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.058
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.068
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.073
Use #704A37 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.