#72532E
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(46.7% 0.067 69.8), rgb(114, 83, 46).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.01:1).
About this color
#72532E is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 47%, its chroma 0.067 and its hue 70°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.027 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.01:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (47%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.067) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.99:1 |
| White text | 7.01:1 |
Values
| HEX | #72532E |
| RGB | rgb(114, 83, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 43%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.7% 0.067 69.8) |
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 #72532E | 7.01:1 | AAA | Lc -89.2 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #72532E | 2.99:1 | Fails | Lc 19.8 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #72532E text on white | 7.01:1 | AAA | Lc 84.2 | Fine for body text |
| #72532E text on black | 2.99:1 | Fails | Lc -17.8 | 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
#F7F5F2
oklch(97.1% 0.005 78.3)
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Step 100
100
#EEE9E3
oklch(93.6% 0.01 72.7)
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Step 200
200
#E1D7CD
oklch(88.4% 0.018 67.6)
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Step 300
300
#CFBDAB
oklch(80.9% 0.032 67.3)
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Step 400
400
#B69B7E
oklch(70.6% 0.052 68.8)
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Step 500
500
#A4835D
oklch(63.2% 0.067 70.1)
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Step 600
600
#8F6C43
oklch(55.7% 0.072 69.8)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#72532E
oklch(46.7% 0.067 69.8)
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Step 800
800
#634A2C
oklch(42.8% 0.056 70.5)
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Step 900
900
#503E28
oklch(37.7% 0.043 71.6)
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Step 950
950
#2F2418
oklch(27% 0.027 68.7)
#72532E 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) | #5E552B | 0.036 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #655C2F | 0.033 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7B4C4A | 0.053 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #595959 | 0.067 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #72532E
#72532E
oklch(46.7% 0.067 69.8)
- #3C5D7E
#3C5D7E
oklch(46.8% 0.066 249.4)
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 #72532E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.027
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.031
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.041
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.046
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.054
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.056
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.057
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.059
Use #72532E 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.