#75451F
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44% 0.084 56.4), rgb(117, 69, 31).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.99:1).
About this color
#75451F is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.084 and its hue 56°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.033 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.99:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.084) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.62:1 |
| White text | 7.99:1 |
Values
| HEX | #75451F |
| RGB | rgb(117, 69, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 58%, 29%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44% 0.084 56.4) |
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 #75451F | 7.99:1 | AAA | Lc -92.1 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #75451F | 2.62:1 | Fails | Lc 16.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #75451F text on white | 7.99:1 | AAA | Lc 87.4 | Fine for body text |
| #75451F text on black | 2.62:1 | Fails | Lc -14.7 | 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
#F2E8E1
oklch(93.7% 0.014 57.6)
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Step 200
200
#E8D5C8
oklch(88.5% 0.028 56.7)
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Step 300
300
#DAB9A3
oklch(80.9% 0.049 55.6)
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Step 400
400
#C79470
oklch(70.7% 0.079 56.3)
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Step 500
500
#B7794A
oklch(63.1% 0.1 56.9)
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Step 600
600
#A3612C
oklch(55.7% 0.109 56.5)
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Step 700
700
#8B501E
oklch(49.1% 0.101 57)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#75451F
oklch(44% 0.084 56.4)
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Step 900
900
#5C381C
oklch(37.8% 0.066 56.9)
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Step 950
950
#362111
oklch(27% 0.042 57.1)
#75451F 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) | #534A1B | 0.065 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5F551F | 0.058 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #803B3D | 0.057 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #515151 | 0.084 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #75451F
#75451F
oklch(44% 0.084 56.4)
- #18597B
#18597B
oklch(44.1% 0.084 236.6)
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 #75451F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.033
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.043
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.043
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.045
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.056
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.060
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.061
- Chestnut #742802 ΔE 0.067
Use #75451F 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.