#72502D
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(46% 0.068 65.6), rgb(114, 80, 45).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.23:1).
About this color
#72502D is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.068 and its hue 66°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.026 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.23:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.068) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.90:1 |
| White text | 7.23:1 |
Values
| HEX | #72502D |
| RGB | rgb(114, 80, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 43%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46% 0.068 65.6) |
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 #72502D | 7.23:1 | AAA | Lc -89.9 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #72502D | 2.90:1 | Fails | Lc 19.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #72502D text on white | 7.23:1 | AAA | Lc 85.0 | Fine for body text |
| #72502D text on black | 2.90:1 | Fails | Lc -17.0 | 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 700.
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Step 50
50
#F8F5F2
oklch(97.2% 0.005 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#EEE9E3
oklch(93.6% 0.01 72.7)
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Step 200
200
#E2D7CD
oklch(88.5% 0.018 64.9)
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Step 300
300
#D0BDAB
oklch(80.9% 0.033 65.8)
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Step 400
400
#B89A7E
oklch(70.6% 0.053 64.8)
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Step 500
500
#A6815E
oklch(63% 0.067 64.5)
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Step 600
600
#916A44
oklch(55.5% 0.073 64.6)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#72502D
oklch(46% 0.068 65.6)
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Step 800
800
#64492D
oklch(42.8% 0.056 66.4)
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Step 900
900
#523D28
oklch(37.8% 0.044 65.8)
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Step 950
950
#302418
oklch(27.1% 0.028 66.2)
#72502D 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) | #5B522A | 0.042 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #635A2E | 0.037 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7C4848 | 0.054 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #575757 | 0.068 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #72502D
#72502D
oklch(46% 0.068 65.6)
- #365C7C
#365C7C
oklch(46.1% 0.068 245.4)
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 #72502D, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.026
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.033
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.048
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.049
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.051
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.053
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.061
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.065
Use #72502D 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.