#754528
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.1% 0.079 50.7), rgb(117, 69, 40).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.95:1).
About this color
#754528 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.079 and its hue 51°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.036 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.95:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.079) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.63:1 |
| White text | 7.95:1 |
Values
| HEX | #754528 |
| RGB | rgb(117, 69, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 49%, 31%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.1% 0.079 50.7) |
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 #754528 | 7.95:1 | AAA | Lc -92.1 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #754528 | 2.63:1 | Fails | Lc 16.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #754528 text on white | 7.95:1 | AAA | Lc 87.4 | Fine for body text |
| #754528 text on black | 2.63:1 | Fails | Lc -14.8 | 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
#F2E8E2
oklch(93.7% 0.014 53.3)
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Step 200
200
#E8D5CA
oklch(88.6% 0.026 52.2)
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Step 300
300
#DAB9A6
oklch(80.9% 0.046 51.7)
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Step 400
400
#C69477
oklch(70.7% 0.073 51.3)
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Step 500
500
#B77854
oklch(63% 0.094 50.1)
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Step 600
600
#A26038
oklch(55.5% 0.102 50.6)
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Step 700
700
#8B4F2A
oklch(49.1% 0.095 50.6)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#754528
oklch(44.1% 0.079 50.7)
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Step 900
900
#5B3822
oklch(37.7% 0.061 52.1)
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Step 950
950
#362115
oklch(27.1% 0.039 50.3)
#754528 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) | #524A25 | 0.066 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5E5528 | 0.060 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #803C3E | 0.049 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #515151 | 0.079 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #754528
#754528
oklch(44.1% 0.079 50.7)
- #175A76
#175A76
oklch(44% 0.079 230.9)
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 #754528, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.036
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.045
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.048
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.050
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.056
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.059
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.060
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.060
Use #754528 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.