#704B3A
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(45% 0.057 45.5), rgb(112, 75, 58).
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White text reads best on this color (7.61:1).
About this color
#704B3A is a dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.057 and its hue 45°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.044 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.61:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.057) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.75:1 |
| White text | 7.61:1 |
Values
| HEX | #704B3A |
| RGB | rgb(112, 75, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 32%, 33%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45% 0.057 45.5) |
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 #704B3A | 7.61:1 | AAA | Lc -91.2 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #704B3A | 2.75:1 | Fails | Lc 17.7 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #704B3A text on white | 7.61:1 | AAA | Lc 86.4 | Fine for body text |
| #704B3A text on black | 2.75:1 | Fails | Lc -15.7 | 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
#F0E8E5
oklch(93.6% 0.01 41.9)
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Step 200
200
#E4D6CF
oklch(88.5% 0.018 48.5)
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Step 300
300
#D4BAAF
oklch(80.8% 0.034 44.3)
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Step 400
400
#BE9785
oklch(70.8% 0.054 46)
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Step 500
500
#AD7D67
oklch(63.2% 0.068 45.6)
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Step 600
600
#98654E
oklch(55.6% 0.075 45)
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Step 700
700
#82543F
oklch(49.2% 0.07 45.2)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#704B3A
oklch(45% 0.057 45.5)
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Step 900
900
#563A2D
oklch(37.7% 0.045 45.8)
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Step 950
950
#32221B
oklch(26.9% 0.028 44.6)
#704B3A 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) | #554F39 | 0.049 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5D573A | 0.047 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #794547 | 0.034 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #545454 | 0.057 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #704B3A
#704B3A
oklch(45% 0.057 45.5)
- #2F5C6D
#2F5C6D
oklch(45% 0.057 224.9)
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 #704B3A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.044
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.047
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.055
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.056
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.059
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.059
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.070
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.073
Use #704B3A 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.