#75401B
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(43% 0.089 52.6), rgb(117, 64, 27).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (8.38:1).
About this color
#75401B is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 43%, its chroma 0.089 and its hue 53°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.044 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.38:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (43%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.089) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.50:1 |
| White text | 8.38:1 |
Values
| HEX | #75401B |
| RGB | rgb(117, 64, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 63%, 28%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43% 0.089 52.6) |
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 #75401B | 8.38:1 | AAA | Lc -93.2 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #75401B | 2.50:1 | Fails | Lc 15.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #75401B text on white | 8.38:1 | AAA | Lc 88.6 | Fine for body text |
| #75401B text on black | 2.50:1 | Fails | Lc -13.6 | Not readable |
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
#F9F4F1
oklch(97% 0.007 53.4)
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Step 100
100
#F3E7E1
oklch(93.6% 0.015 48.6)
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Step 200
200
#E9D4C8
oklch(88.4% 0.029 51.8)
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Step 300
300
#DDB8A2
oklch(80.9% 0.052 52.5)
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Step 400
400
#CA9270
oklch(70.6% 0.083 52.2)
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Step 500
500
#BC7649
oklch(63.1% 0.107 52.4)
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Step 600
600
#A75E2A
oklch(55.7% 0.115 53.1)
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Step 700
700
#8F4D1D
oklch(49.1% 0.107 52.8)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#75401B
oklch(43% 0.089 52.6)
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Step 900
900
#5E361C
oklch(37.7% 0.069 52.2)
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Step 950
950
#372011
oklch(27% 0.044 53)
#75401B 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) | #4F4617 | 0.074 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5C521B | 0.066 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #803538 | 0.056 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #4E4E4E | 0.089 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #75401B
#75401B
oklch(43% 0.089 52.6)
- #005778
#005778
oklch(43% 0.089 232.8)
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 #75401B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.044
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.046
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.047
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.049
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.054
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.054
- Chestnut #742802 ΔE 0.055
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.062
Use #75401B 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.