#704B23
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.6% 0.075 65.9), rgb(112, 75, 35).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.72:1).
About this color
#704B23 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.075 and its hue 66°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.031 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.72:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.075) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.71:1 |
| White text | 7.72:1 |
Values
| HEX | #704B23 |
| RGB | rgb(112, 75, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 52%, 29%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.6% 0.075 65.9) |
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 #704B23 | 7.72:1 | AAA | Lc -91.4 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #704B23 | 2.71:1 | Fails | Lc 17.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #704B23 text on white | 7.72:1 | AAA | Lc 86.7 | Fine for body text |
| #704B23 text on black | 2.71:1 | 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
#F8F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E1
oklch(93.5% 0.013 63.9)
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Step 200
200
#E5D6C9
oklch(88.5% 0.024 63.5)
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Step 300
300
#D5BCA4
oklch(81% 0.043 66)
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Step 400
400
#BF9872
oklch(70.7% 0.07 65.6)
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Step 500
500
#AE7E4D
oklch(63% 0.089 65.6)
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Step 600
600
#9A672F
oklch(55.7% 0.097 65.8)
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Step 700
700
#835521
oklch(49.1% 0.09 65.8)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#704B23
oklch(44.6% 0.075 65.9)
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Step 900
900
#573B1E
oklch(37.8% 0.058 65.4)
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Step 950
950
#332312
oklch(27.1% 0.037 66.8)
#704B23 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) | #574E1F | 0.047 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #605624 | 0.041 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7A4242 | 0.059 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #535353 | 0.075 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #704B23
#704B23
oklch(44.6% 0.075 65.9)
- #2E587B
#2E587B
oklch(44.6% 0.075 245.7)
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 #704B23, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.031
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.037
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.039
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.046
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.051
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.055
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.062
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.070
Use #704B23 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.