#744833
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.7% 0.069 46), rgb(116, 72, 51).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.72:1).
About this color
#744833 is a dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.069 and its hue 46°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.039 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.72:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.069) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.71:1 |
| White text | 7.72:1 |
Values
| HEX | #744833 |
| RGB | rgb(116, 72, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 39%, 33%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.7% 0.069 46) |
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 #744833 | 7.72:1 | AAA | Lc -91.4 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #744833 | 2.71:1 | Fails | Lc 17.3 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #744833 text on white | 7.72:1 | AAA | Lc 86.7 | Fine for body text |
| #744833 text on black | 2.71:1 | Fails | Lc -15.4 | 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
#F1E8E3
oklch(93.7% 0.012 51.3)
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Step 200
200
#E6D5CD
oklch(88.5% 0.022 47)
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Step 300
300
#D8B9AB
oklch(80.9% 0.041 45.7)
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Step 400
400
#C3957F
oklch(70.8% 0.064 46.7)
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Step 500
500
#B37A5F
oklch(63.1% 0.082 46.1)
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Step 600
600
#9E6245
oklch(55.6% 0.089 46.2)
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Step 700
700
#875137
oklch(49.1% 0.082 46)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#744833
oklch(44.7% 0.069 46)
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Step 900
900
#593829
oklch(37.6% 0.053 45.1)
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Step 950
950
#342118
oklch(26.9% 0.034 46.2)
#744833 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) | #544D31 | 0.059 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5E5633 | 0.054 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7E4043 | 0.041 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #535353 | 0.069 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #744833
#744833
oklch(44.7% 0.069 46)
- #225C72
#225C72
oklch(44.7% 0.069 226.7)
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 #744833, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.039
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.049
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.050
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.051
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.057
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.057
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.064
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.066
Use #744833 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.