#74490E
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.5% 0.091 68.4), rgb(116, 73, 14).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.77:1).
About this color
#74490E is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.091 and its hue 68°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.028 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.77:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.091) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.70:1 |
| White text | 7.77:1 |
Values
| HEX | #74490E |
| RGB | rgb(116, 73, 14) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 78%, 25%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.5% 0.091 68.4) |
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 #74490E | 7.77:1 | AAA | Lc -91.5 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #74490E | 2.70:1 | Fails | Lc 17.3 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #74490E text on white | 7.77:1 | AAA | Lc 86.7 | Fine for body text |
| #74490E text on black | 2.70:1 | 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
#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
#E7D6C5
oklch(88.5% 0.03 67.4)
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Step 300
300
#D8BB9C
oklch(80.9% 0.054 68.8)
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Step 400
400
#C49766
oklch(70.8% 0.085 68.1)
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Step 500
500
#B47C39
oklch(63.1% 0.108 68.3)
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Step 600
600
#9F640D
oklch(55.5% 0.117 68.5)
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Step 700
700
#885300
oklch(49.1% 0.108 68.1)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#74490E
oklch(44.5% 0.091 68.4)
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Step 900
900
#5A3A11
oklch(37.8% 0.071 68.8)
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Step 950
950
#35220C
oklch(27% 0.045 67.8)
#74490E 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) | #574C02 | 0.056 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #615610 | 0.048 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7F3F3E | 0.071 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.091 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #74490E
#74490E
oklch(44.5% 0.091 68.4)
- #265783
#265783
oklch(44.5% 0.09 248.4)
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 #74490E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.028
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.032
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.040
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.043
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.046
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.053
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.062
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.066
Use #74490E 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.