#744800
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.2% 0.096 70.1), rgb(116, 72, 0).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.86:1).
About this color
#744800 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.096 and its hue 70°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.033 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.86:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.096) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.66:1 |
| White text | 7.86:1 |
Values
| HEX | #744800 |
| RGB | rgb(116, 72, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 100%, 23%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.2% 0.096 70.1) |
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 #744800 | 7.86:1 | AAA | Lc -91.7 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #744800 | 2.66:1 | Fails | Lc 17.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #744800 text on white | 7.86:1 | AAA | Lc 87.0 | Fine for body text |
| #744800 text on black | 2.66:1 | 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
#F9F5F0
oklch(97.2% 0.008 73.7)
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Step 100
100
#F1E8DF
oklch(93.6% 0.016 67.6)
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Step 200
200
#E7D6C4
oklch(88.5% 0.031 69)
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Step 300
300
#D8BB9A
oklch(80.9% 0.056 70.5)
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Step 400
400
#C59761
oklch(70.8% 0.09 70)
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Step 500
500
#B57C31
oklch(63.1% 0.114 70.1)
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Step 600
600
#9F6500
oklch(55.7% 0.12 70.6)
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Step 700
700
#865400
oklch(49.1% 0.106 70.2)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#744800
oklch(44.2% 0.096 70.1)
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Step 900
900
#5A3A0B
oklch(37.7% 0.074 71.1)
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Step 950
950
#352209
oklch(27% 0.047 70.6)
#744800 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) | #574B00 | 0.055 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #615602 | 0.050 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #803D3C | 0.077 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.096 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #744800
#744800
oklch(44.2% 0.096 70.1)
- #245686
#245686
oklch(44.3% 0.096 250.1)
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 #744800, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.033
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.034
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.039
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.043
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.048
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.054
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.060
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.067
Use #744800 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.