#71491E
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.2% 0.079 64.9), rgb(113, 73, 30).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.85:1).
About this color
#71491E is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.079 and its hue 65°. 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 7.85:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.079) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.67:1 |
| White text | 7.85:1 |
Values
| HEX | #71491E |
| RGB | rgb(113, 73, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 58%, 28%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.2% 0.079 64.9) |
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 #71491E | 7.85:1 | AAA | Lc -91.8 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #71491E | 2.67:1 | Fails | Lc 16.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #71491E text on white | 7.85:1 | AAA | Lc 87.1 | Fine for body text |
| #71491E 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
#F0E8E1
oklch(93.5% 0.013 63.9)
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Step 200
200
#E6D6C8
oklch(88.5% 0.026 63.7)
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Step 300
300
#D6BBA2
oklch(80.9% 0.046 64.9)
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Step 400
400
#C1976F
oklch(70.6% 0.074 64.8)
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Step 500
500
#B17D48
oklch(63.1% 0.095 65.1)
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Step 600
600
#9C6529
oklch(55.5% 0.103 64.8)
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Step 700
700
#86541B
oklch(49.2% 0.096 64.9)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#71491E
oklch(44.2% 0.079 64.9)
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Step 900
900
#583A1B
oklch(37.6% 0.062 64.8)
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Step 950
950
#342211
oklch(27% 0.039 63.2)
#71491E 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) | #564C19 | 0.051 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5F551F | 0.045 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7C4040 | 0.061 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.079 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #71491E
#71491E
oklch(44.2% 0.079 64.9)
- #29577C
#29577C
oklch(44.2% 0.079 245.3)
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 #71491E, 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 0.037
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.038
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.048
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.049
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.058
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.062
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.067
Use #71491E 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.