#74440B
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(43.5% 0.093 63.5), rgb(116, 68, 11).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (8.15:1).
About this color
#74440B is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 43%, its chroma 0.093 and its hue 64°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.037 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.15:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (43%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.093) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.57:1 |
| White text | 8.15:1 |
Values
| HEX | #74440B |
| RGB | rgb(116, 68, 11) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 83%, 25%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.5% 0.093 63.5) |
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 #74440B | 8.15:1 | AAA | Lc -92.6 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #74440B | 2.57:1 | Fails | Lc 16.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #74440B text on white | 8.15:1 | AAA | Lc 87.9 | Fine for body text |
| #74440B 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
#F9F4F0
oklch(97% 0.008 61.5)
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Step 100
100
#F2E8DF
oklch(93.6% 0.016 64.7)
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Step 200
200
#E8D5C5
oklch(88.4% 0.03 62.5)
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Step 300
300
#DABA9D
oklch(80.9% 0.054 64.1)
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Step 400
400
#C79566
oklch(70.7% 0.087 63.9)
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Step 500
500
#B87A3A
oklch(63.2% 0.111 64.1)
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Step 600
600
#A46110
oklch(55.6% 0.121 63.2)
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Step 700
700
#8C5000
oklch(49.1% 0.112 63.2)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#74440B
oklch(43.5% 0.093 63.5)
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Step 900
900
#5C3812
oklch(37.7% 0.072 63.4)
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Step 950
950
#36210C
oklch(27% 0.046 63.5)
#74440B 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) | #534900 | 0.065 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5E540C | 0.058 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #80393A | 0.070 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #4F4F4F | 0.093 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #74440B
#74440B
oklch(43.5% 0.093 63.5)
- #175680
#175680
oklch(43.6% 0.093 243)
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 #74440B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.037
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.038
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.042
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.047
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.053
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.058
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.065
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.066
Use #74440B 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.