#734C19
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(45% 0.084 69.5), rgb(115, 76, 25).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.56:1).
About this color
#734C19 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.084 and its hue 69°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.025 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.56:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (45%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.084) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.77:1 |
| White text | 7.56:1 |
Values
| HEX | #734C19 |
| RGB | rgb(115, 76, 25) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 64%, 27%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45% 0.084 69.5) |
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 #734C19 | 7.56:1 | AAA | Lc -90.9 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #734C19 | 2.77:1 | Fails | Lc 17.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #734C19 text on white | 7.56:1 | AAA | Lc 86.1 | Fine for body text |
| #734C19 text on black | 2.77:1 | Fails | Lc -16.0 | 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 800.
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Step 50
50
#F8F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E0
oklch(93.5% 0.014 67.7)
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Step 200
200
#E5D6C6
oklch(88.4% 0.027 69.3)
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Step 300
300
#D6BC9F
oklch(81% 0.049 70.1)
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Step 400
400
#C1986A
oklch(70.7% 0.079 69.2)
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Step 500
500
#B07E41
oklch(63.1% 0.1 69.7)
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Step 600
600
#9C661D
oklch(55.6% 0.109 69.1)
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Step 700
700
#85550E
oklch(49.2% 0.101 69.8)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#734C19
oklch(45% 0.084 69.5)
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Step 900
900
#583B16
oklch(37.8% 0.066 69.9)
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Step 950
950
#33230E
oklch(27% 0.041 72)
#734C19 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) | #594F12 | 0.049 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #62581A | 0.044 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7E4242 | 0.069 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #545454 | 0.084 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #734C19
#734C19
oklch(45% 0.084 69.5)
- #2D5882
#2D5882
oklch(45% 0.084 249.7)
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 #734C19, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.025
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.028
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.041
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.042
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.047
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.047
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.061
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.063
Use #734C19 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.