#75460E
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44% 0.092 64.3), rgb(117, 70, 14).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.95:1).
About this color
#75460E is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.092 and its hue 64°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.031 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.95:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.092) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.63:1 |
| White text | 7.95:1 |
Values
| HEX | #75460E |
| RGB | rgb(117, 70, 14) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 79%, 26%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44% 0.092 64.3) |
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 #75460E | 7.95:1 | AAA | Lc -92.0 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #75460E | 2.63:1 | Fails | Lc 16.7 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #75460E text on white | 7.95:1 | AAA | Lc 87.3 | Fine for body text |
| #75460E 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
#F9F4F1
oklch(97% 0.007 53.4)
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Step 100
100
#F2E8DF
oklch(93.6% 0.016 64.7)
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Step 200
200
#E8D6C5
oklch(88.6% 0.03 65.8)
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Step 300
300
#DABA9D
oklch(80.9% 0.054 64.1)
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Step 400
400
#C69566
oklch(70.6% 0.086 64.5)
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Step 500
500
#B77A3B
oklch(63.1% 0.11 64.2)
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Step 600
600
#A36211
oklch(55.7% 0.12 64.3)
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Step 700
700
#8B5100
oklch(49.2% 0.111 64.6)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#75460E
oklch(44% 0.092 64.3)
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Step 900
900
#5C3812
oklch(37.7% 0.072 63.4)
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Step 950
950
#36210C
oklch(27% 0.046 63.5)
#75460E 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) | #554A03 | 0.062 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #60550F | 0.055 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #813B3C | 0.070 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #515151 | 0.092 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #75460E
#75460E
oklch(44% 0.092 64.3)
- #1C5781
#1C5781
oklch(44% 0.091 243.9)
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 #75460E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.031
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.037
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.040
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.044
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.051
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.060
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.061
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.066
Use #75460E 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.