#744A09
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.7% 0.092 70.6), rgb(116, 74, 9).
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White text reads best on this color (7.70:1).
About this color
#744A09 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.092 and its hue 71°. 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 7.70:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.092) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.72:1 |
| White text | 7.70:1 |
Values
| HEX | #744A09 |
| RGB | rgb(116, 74, 9) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 86%, 25%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.7% 0.092 70.6) |
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 #744A09 | 7.70:1 | AAA | Lc -91.3 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #744A09 | 2.72:1 | Fails | Lc 17.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #744A09 text on white | 7.70:1 | AAA | Lc 86.5 | Fine for body text |
| #744A09 text on black | 2.72:1 | Fails | Lc -15.6 | 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
#E6D6C4
oklch(88.4% 0.03 70.7)
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Step 300
300
#D7BB9B
oklch(80.8% 0.054 70.7)
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Step 400
400
#C39763
oklch(70.6% 0.087 70.3)
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Step 500
500
#B37D35
oklch(63.1% 0.11 71)
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Step 600
600
#9F6501
oklch(55.7% 0.12 70.5)
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Step 700
700
#865400
oklch(49.1% 0.106 70.2)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#744A09
oklch(44.7% 0.092 70.6)
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Step 900
900
#593A0E
oklch(37.6% 0.072 71)
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Step 950
950
#34220B
oklch(26.9% 0.045 70.4)
#744A09 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) | #584D00 | 0.054 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #62570C | 0.047 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7F3F3F | 0.076 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #535353 | 0.092 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #744A09
#744A09
oklch(44.7% 0.092 70.6)
- #285785
#285785
oklch(44.7% 0.092 250.2)
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 #744A09, 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 0.030
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.040
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.041
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.047
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.049
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.060
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.065
Use #744A09 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.