#724936
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.7% 0.064 45.5), rgb(114, 73, 54).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.71:1).
About this color
#724936 is a dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.064 and its hue 46°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.042 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.71:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.064) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.72:1 |
| White text | 7.71:1 |
Values
| HEX | #724936 |
| RGB | rgb(114, 73, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 36%, 33%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.7% 0.064 45.5) |
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 #724936 | 7.71:1 | AAA | Lc -91.4 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #724936 | 2.72:1 | Fails | Lc 17.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #724936 text on white | 7.71:1 | AAA | Lc 86.7 | Fine for body text |
| #724936 text on black | 2.72:1 | Fails | Lc -15.4 | 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
#F8F4F3
oklch(97% 0.005 34.3)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E4
oklch(93.6% 0.01 48.6)
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Step 200
200
#E6D5CE
oklch(88.5% 0.021 43.8)
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Step 300
300
#D6BAAD
oklch(80.9% 0.037 46.4)
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Step 400
400
#C19582
oklch(70.6% 0.06 44.5)
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Step 500
500
#B07B62
oklch(63% 0.076 46.2)
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Step 600
600
#9C6349
oklch(55.6% 0.084 45.1)
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Step 700
700
#85523A
oklch(49.1% 0.078 45.7)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#724936
oklch(44.7% 0.064 45.5)
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Step 900
900
#58392B
oklch(37.7% 0.05 45.1)
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Step 950
950
#332219
oklch(27% 0.031 48.9)
#724936 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) | #544E34 | 0.055 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5E5636 | 0.050 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7B4244 | 0.037 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #535353 | 0.064 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #724936
#724936
oklch(44.7% 0.064 45.5)
- #285C6F
#285C6F
oklch(44.8% 0.063 224.9)
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 #724936, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.042
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.048
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.053
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.054
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.055
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.057
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.069
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.070
Use #724936 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.