#74432A
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(43.6% 0.078 47), rgb(116, 67, 42).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (8.14:1).
About this color
#74432A is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.078 and its hue 47°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.043 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.14:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.078) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.57:1 |
| White text | 8.14:1 |
Values
| HEX | #74432A |
| RGB | rgb(116, 67, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 47%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.6% 0.078 47) |
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 #74432A | 8.14:1 | AAA | Lc -92.6 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #74432A | 2.57:1 | Fails | Lc 16.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #74432A text on white | 8.14:1 | AAA | Lc 87.9 | Fine for body text |
| #74432A text on black | 2.57:1 | Fails | Lc -14.2 | Not readable |
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
#F9F4F2
oklch(97% 0.006 43.3)
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Step 100
100
#F2E7E3
oklch(93.6% 0.013 41.2)
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Step 200
200
#E8D5CB
oklch(88.6% 0.025 49.7)
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Step 300
300
#DAB8A8
oklch(80.8% 0.045 46.7)
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Step 400
400
#C7937A
oklch(70.7% 0.072 46.8)
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Step 500
500
#B87758
oklch(63% 0.093 46.1)
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Step 600
600
#A35F3D
oklch(55.5% 0.101 46.5)
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Step 700
700
#8B4E2F
oklch(49% 0.094 46.6)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#74432A
oklch(43.6% 0.078 47)
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Step 900
900
#5C3725
oklch(37.7% 0.06 46.3)
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Step 950
950
#362016
oklch(26.9% 0.039 45.1)
#74432A 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) | #504928 | 0.068 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5C542A | 0.063 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7F3A3D | 0.045 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #4F4F4F | 0.078 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #74432A
#74432A
oklch(43.6% 0.078 47)
- #115972
#115972
oklch(43.4% 0.078 227.1)
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 #74432A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.043
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.049
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.052
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.053
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.054
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.055
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.055
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.058
Use #74432A 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.