#724909
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.2% 0.091 71), rgb(114, 73, 9).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.85:1).
About this color
#724909 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.091 and its hue 71°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.033 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.85:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.091) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.67:1 |
| White text | 7.85:1 |
Values
| HEX | #724909 |
| RGB | rgb(114, 73, 9) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 85%, 24%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.2% 0.091 71) |
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 #724909 | 7.85:1 | AAA | Lc -91.7 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #724909 | 2.67:1 | Fails | Lc 17.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #724909 text on white | 7.85:1 | AAA | Lc 87.0 | Fine for body text |
| #724909 text on black | 2.67:1 | 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
#F9F5F0
oklch(97.2% 0.008 73.7)
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Step 100
100
#F1E8DF
oklch(93.6% 0.016 67.6)
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Step 200
200
#E6D6C5
oklch(88.4% 0.029 69.1)
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Step 300
300
#D7BB9C
oklch(80.8% 0.053 69.8)
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Step 400
400
#C29864
oklch(70.7% 0.085 71.7)
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Step 500
500
#B27D37
oklch(63% 0.108 71)
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Step 600
600
#9E6506
oklch(55.6% 0.118 70.5)
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Step 700
700
#865500
oklch(49.3% 0.106 71.2)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#724909
oklch(44.2% 0.091 71)
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Step 900
900
#593A10
oklch(37.6% 0.071 70.2)
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Step 950
950
#34220B
oklch(26.9% 0.045 70.4)
#724909 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) | #574C00 | 0.052 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #61560C | 0.046 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7D3F3E | 0.074 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.091 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #724909
#724909
oklch(44.2% 0.091 71)
- #285583
#285583
oklch(44.1% 0.091 251.1)
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 #724909, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.033
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.035
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.036
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.040
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.050
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.053
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.057
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.067
Use #724909 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.