#75442E
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44% 0.076 44.5), rgb(117, 68, 46).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (8.00:1).
About this color
#75442E is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.076 and its hue 45°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.042 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.00:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.076) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.62:1 |
| White text | 8.00:1 |
Values
| HEX | #75442E |
| RGB | rgb(117, 68, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 44%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44% 0.076 44.5) |
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 #75442E | 8.00:1 | AAA | Lc -92.2 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #75442E | 2.62:1 | Fails | Lc 16.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #75442E text on white | 8.00:1 | AAA | Lc 87.5 | Fine for body text |
| #75442E text on black | 2.62:1 | Fails | Lc -14.6 | 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
#F9F4F2
oklch(97% 0.006 43.3)
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Step 100
100
#F2E7E3
oklch(93.6% 0.013 41.2)
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Step 200
200
#E8D4CC
oklch(88.4% 0.025 43.2)
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Step 300
300
#DAB8AA
oklch(80.8% 0.044 43.6)
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Step 400
400
#C7937C
oklch(70.7% 0.071 44.9)
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Step 500
500
#B7775B
oklch(63% 0.09 44.3)
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Step 600
600
#A35F41
oklch(55.6% 0.099 44.1)
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Step 700
700
#8B4E33
oklch(49% 0.092 44)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#75442E
oklch(44% 0.076 44.5)
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Step 900
900
#5C3727
oklch(37.8% 0.059 43.9)
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Step 950
950
#362017
oklch(26.9% 0.038 43)
#75442E 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) | #514A2C | 0.068 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5D552E | 0.063 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7F3B3F | 0.043 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #505050 | 0.076 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #75442E
#75442E
oklch(44% 0.076 44.5)
- #135B72
#135B72
oklch(44% 0.076 224.8)
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 #75442E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.042
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.049
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.050
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.053
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.055
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.056
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.057
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.058
Use #75442E 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.