#734820
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.3% 0.08 61.1), rgb(115, 72, 32).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.84:1).
About this color
#734820 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.080 and its hue 61°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.030 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.84:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.080) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.67:1 |
| White text | 7.84:1 |
Values
| HEX | #734820 |
| RGB | rgb(115, 72, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 56%, 29%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.3% 0.08 61.1) |
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 #734820 | 7.84:1 | AAA | Lc -91.8 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #734820 | 2.67:1 | Fails | Lc 17.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #734820 text on white | 7.84:1 | AAA | Lc 87.0 | Fine for body text |
| #734820 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
#F9F5F1
oklch(97.2% 0.007 67.7)
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Step 100
100
#F1E8E1
oklch(93.6% 0.014 60.6)
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Step 200
200
#E6D6C8
oklch(88.5% 0.026 63.7)
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Step 300
300
#D8BAA3
oklch(80.9% 0.047 59.5)
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Step 400
400
#C39670
oklch(70.6% 0.075 61.3)
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Step 500
500
#B37B4A
oklch(63% 0.096 60.9)
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Step 600
600
#9F642C
oklch(55.7% 0.104 61.2)
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Step 700
700
#88521E
oklch(49.1% 0.097 60.6)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#734820
oklch(44.3% 0.08 61.1)
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Step 900
900
#59391C
oklch(37.6% 0.062 61.2)
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Step 950
950
#342211
oklch(27% 0.039 63.2)
#734820 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) | #554C1C | 0.057 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5F5620 | 0.052 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7E3F3F | 0.058 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.080 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #734820
#734820
oklch(44.3% 0.08 61.1)
- #24587B
#24587B
oklch(44.2% 0.08 241.3)
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 #734820, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.030
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.038
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.042
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.046
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.053
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.061
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.063
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.067
Use #734820 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.