#744500
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(43.6% 0.096 66.9), rgb(116, 69, 0).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (8.09:1).
About this color
#744500 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.096 and its hue 67°. 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 8.09:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.096) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.59:1 |
| White text | 8.09:1 |
Values
| HEX | #744500 |
| RGB | rgb(116, 69, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 100%, 23%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.6% 0.096 66.9) |
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 #744500 | 8.09:1 | AAA | Lc -92.4 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #744500 | 2.59:1 | Fails | Lc 16.3 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #744500 text on white | 8.09:1 | AAA | Lc 87.7 | Fine for body text |
| #744500 text on black | 2.59:1 | Fails | Lc -14.5 | 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
#F9F5F0
oklch(97.2% 0.008 73.7)
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Step 100
100
#F2E8DF
oklch(93.6% 0.016 64.7)
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Step 200
200
#E8D6C4
oklch(88.6% 0.031 67.4)
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Step 300
300
#DABA9A
oklch(80.9% 0.057 66.9)
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Step 400
400
#C79662
oklch(70.8% 0.09 67.2)
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Step 500
500
#B87A33
oklch(63.1% 0.115 66.3)
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Step 600
600
#A26200
oklch(55.5% 0.123 66.7)
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Step 700
700
#895200
oklch(49.1% 0.109 66.6)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#744500
oklch(43.6% 0.096 66.9)
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Step 900
900
#5C390C
oklch(37.8% 0.075 67.5)
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Step 950
950
#36210A
oklch(26.9% 0.048 65.6)
#744500 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) | #544900 | 0.061 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5F5402 | 0.055 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #803A3A | 0.074 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #505050 | 0.097 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #744500
#744500
oklch(43.6% 0.096 66.9)
- #1B5583
#1B5583
oklch(43.6% 0.096 246.7)
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 #744500, 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 0.040
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.048
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.049
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.062
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.062
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.062
Use #744500 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.