#71492A
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.4% 0.071 57.4), rgb(113, 73, 42).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.81:1).
About this color
#71492A is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.071 and its hue 57°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.034 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.81:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.071) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.68:1 |
| White text | 7.81:1 |
Values
| HEX | #71492A |
| RGB | rgb(113, 73, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 46%, 30%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.4% 0.071 57.4) |
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 #71492A | 7.81:1 | AAA | Lc -91.7 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #71492A | 2.68:1 | Fails | Lc 17.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #71492A text on white | 7.81:1 | AAA | Lc 87.0 | Fine for body text |
| #71492A text on black | 2.68:1 | Fails | Lc -15.1 | 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
#F0E8E2
oklch(93.6% 0.012 59.6)
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Step 200
200
#E5D6CB
oklch(88.5% 0.022 58.8)
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Step 300
300
#D6BBA7
oklch(81% 0.041 58.7)
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Step 400
400
#C19778
oklch(70.8% 0.066 57.8)
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Step 500
500
#B07C55
oklch(63% 0.084 57.4)
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Step 600
600
#9C653A
oklch(55.7% 0.092 57.4)
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Step 700
700
#85532C
oklch(49.1% 0.086 56.9)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#71492A
oklch(44.4% 0.071 57.4)
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Step 900
900
#583A23
oklch(37.8% 0.055 57.6)
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Step 950
950
#332215
oklch(26.9% 0.034 58.1)
#71492A 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) | #554D27 | 0.052 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5E562A | 0.049 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7B4142 | 0.050 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.071 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #71492A
#71492A
oklch(44.4% 0.071 57.4)
- #285976
#285976
oklch(44.3% 0.071 237.4)
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 #71492A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.034
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.044
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.044
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.050
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.057
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.063
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.064
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.065
Use #71492A 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.