#71482E
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.2% 0.068 52.5), rgb(113, 72, 46).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.86:1).
About this color
#71482E is a dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.068 and its hue 52°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.038 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.86:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.068) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.66:1 |
| White text | 7.86:1 |
Values
| HEX | #71482E |
| RGB | rgb(113, 72, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 42%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.2% 0.068 52.5) |
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 #71482E | 7.86:1 | AAA | Lc -91.9 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #71482E | 2.66:1 | Fails | Lc 16.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #71482E text on white | 7.86:1 | AAA | Lc 87.1 | Fine for body text |
| #71482E text on black | 2.66:1 | Fails | Lc -15.0 | Not readable |
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
#F8F4F2
oklch(97% 0.005 48.7)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E3
oklch(93.6% 0.011 54.5)
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Step 200
200
#E6D5CC
oklch(88.4% 0.023 49.9)
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Step 300
300
#D6BAA9
oklch(80.8% 0.04 53.2)
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Step 400
400
#C1967C
oklch(70.7% 0.063 52.6)
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Step 500
500
#B17B5A
oklch(63% 0.082 52.1)
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Step 600
600
#9C6440
oklch(55.6% 0.089 52.7)
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Step 700
700
#855332
oklch(49.1% 0.082 53.1)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#71482E
oklch(44.2% 0.068 52.5)
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Step 900
900
#583926
oklch(37.6% 0.054 52)
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Step 950
950
#342217
oklch(27.1% 0.034 52.2)
#71482E 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) | #544C2C | 0.054 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5D552E | 0.050 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7B4042 | 0.046 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.069 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #71482E
#71482E
oklch(44.2% 0.068 52.5)
- #265A73
#265A73
oklch(44.4% 0.069 232.1)
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 #71482E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.038
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.048
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.049
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.052
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.057
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.058
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.063
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.066
Use #71482E 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.