#71491B
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.2% 0.081 66.3), rgb(113, 73, 27).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.86:1).
About this color
#71491B is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.081 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 7.86:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.081) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.67:1 |
| White text | 7.86:1 |
Values
| HEX | #71491B |
| RGB | rgb(113, 73, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 61%, 27%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.2% 0.081 66.3) |
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 #71491B | 7.86:1 | AAA | Lc -91.8 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #71491B | 2.67:1 | Fails | Lc 16.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #71491B text on white | 7.86:1 | AAA | Lc 87.1 | Fine for body text |
| #71491B text on black | 2.67:1 | Fails | Lc -15.0 | 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
#F0E8E0
oklch(93.5% 0.014 67.7)
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Step 200
200
#E6D6C7
oklch(88.5% 0.027 65.6)
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Step 300
300
#D6BBA1
oklch(80.8% 0.047 66)
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Step 400
400
#C1976D
oklch(70.6% 0.076 66.1)
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Step 500
500
#B17D45
oklch(63.1% 0.097 66.5)
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Step 600
600
#9C6525
oklch(55.5% 0.105 66.1)
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Step 700
700
#865417
oklch(49.2% 0.098 66.1)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#71491B
oklch(44.2% 0.081 66.3)
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Step 900
900
#583A19
oklch(37.6% 0.064 66.2)
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Step 950
950
#342210
oklch(27% 0.04 64.6)
#71491B 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) | #564C15 | 0.051 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5F551C | 0.045 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7C403F | 0.062 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.081 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #71491B
#71491B
oklch(44.2% 0.081 66.3)
- #29577D
#29577D
oklch(44.3% 0.081 246)
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 #71491B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.031
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.036
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.037
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.046
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.050
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.057
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.060
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.068
Use #71491B 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.