#704B30
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.8% 0.065 56.3), rgb(112, 75, 48).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.66:1).
About this color
#704B30 is a dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.065 and its hue 56°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.036 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.66:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.065) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.73:1 |
| White text | 7.66:1 |
Values
| HEX | #704B30 |
| RGB | rgb(112, 75, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 40%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.8% 0.065 56.3) |
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 #704B30 | 7.66:1 | AAA | Lc -91.3 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #704B30 | 2.73:1 | Fails | Lc 17.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #704B30 text on white | 7.66:1 | AAA | Lc 86.5 | Fine for body text |
| #704B30 text on black | 2.73:1 | Fails | Lc -15.6 | 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
#F0E8E3
oklch(93.6% 0.011 54.5)
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Step 200
200
#E5D6CC
oklch(88.5% 0.022 56.1)
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Step 300
300
#D4BBAA
oklch(80.9% 0.037 56.3)
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Step 400
400
#BE977C
oklch(70.6% 0.06 56.2)
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Step 500
500
#AE7D5B
oklch(63.1% 0.078 55.6)
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Step 600
600
#996641
oklch(55.6% 0.084 56)
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Step 700
700
#825533
oklch(49.2% 0.077 56.8)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#704B30
oklch(44.8% 0.065 56.3)
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Step 900
900
#563B27
oklch(37.8% 0.05 57.1)
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Step 950
950
#332217
oklch(27% 0.033 53.8)
#704B30 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) | #564E2E | 0.048 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5F5630 | 0.042 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #794444 | 0.043 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #535353 | 0.065 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #704B30
#704B30
oklch(44.8% 0.065 56.3)
- #2E5A74
#2E5A74
oklch(44.8% 0.065 236.6)
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 #704B30, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.036
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.046
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.048
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.054
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.058
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.060
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.064
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.064
Use #704B30 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.