#74472C
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.4% 0.074 50.9), rgb(116, 71, 44).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.83:1).
About this color
#74472C is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.074 and its hue 51°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.035 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.83:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.074) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.68:1 |
| White text | 7.83:1 |
Values
| HEX | #74472C |
| RGB | rgb(116, 71, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 45%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.4% 0.074 50.9) |
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 #74472C | 7.83:1 | AAA | Lc -91.7 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #74472C | 2.68:1 | Fails | Lc 17.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #74472C text on white | 7.83:1 | AAA | Lc 87.0 | Fine for body text |
| #74472C text on black | 2.68:1 | 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
#F9F4F2
oklch(97% 0.006 43.3)
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Step 100
100
#F1E8E2
oklch(93.6% 0.013 56.2)
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Step 200
200
#E7D5CB
oklch(88.5% 0.024 51.1)
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Step 300
300
#D8B9A8
oklch(80.8% 0.043 50.5)
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Step 400
400
#C4957A
oklch(70.8% 0.068 51.1)
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Step 500
500
#B47A57
oklch(63.1% 0.088 51.6)
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Step 600
600
#A0623C
oklch(55.7% 0.096 51.2)
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Step 700
700
#88512F
oklch(49.1% 0.088 51.2)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#74472C
oklch(44.4% 0.074 50.9)
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Step 900
900
#5A3824
oklch(37.6% 0.058 50.7)
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Step 950
950
#352116
oklch(27% 0.037 49.5)
#74472C 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) | #544C2A | 0.060 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5E562C | 0.056 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7E3E40 | 0.046 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.074 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #74472C
#74472C
oklch(44.4% 0.074 50.9)
- #1F5B75
#1F5B75
oklch(44.5% 0.074 230.5)
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 #74472C, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.035
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.047
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.047
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.051
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.057
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.060
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.061
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.064
Use #74472C 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.