#75481C
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.5% 0.085 61.7), rgb(117, 72, 28).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.77:1).
About this color
#75481C is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.085 and its hue 62°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.026 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.77:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.085) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.70:1 |
| White text | 7.77:1 |
Values
| HEX | #75481C |
| RGB | rgb(117, 72, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 61%, 28%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.5% 0.085 61.7) |
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 #75481C | 7.77:1 | AAA | Lc -91.5 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #75481C | 2.70:1 | Fails | Lc 17.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #75481C text on white | 7.77:1 | AAA | Lc 86.8 | Fine for body text |
| #75481C text on black | 2.70:1 | Fails | Lc -15.3 | Dividers and decoration only |
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
#F1E8E0
oklch(93.6% 0.015 64.3)
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Step 200
200
#E7D6C7
oklch(88.6% 0.028 63.9)
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Step 300
300
#D9BAA1
oklch(80.9% 0.049 60.9)
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Step 400
400
#C5966D
oklch(70.8% 0.079 62.1)
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Step 500
500
#B57B45
oklch(63.1% 0.101 62.2)
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Step 600
600
#A06325
oklch(55.6% 0.109 62.1)
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Step 700
700
#895117
oklch(49% 0.102 61.4)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#75481C
oklch(44.5% 0.085 61.7)
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Step 900
900
#5A3919
oklch(37.7% 0.066 62.6)
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Step 950
950
#352210
oklch(27.1% 0.041 63)
#75481C 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) | #564C17 | 0.059 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #61561C | 0.052 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #803E3F | 0.062 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.085 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #75481C
#75481C
oklch(44.5% 0.085 61.7)
- #21597E
#21597E
oklch(44.5% 0.084 241.4)
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 #75481C, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.026
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.035
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.042
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.044
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.052
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.059
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.061
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.068
Use #75481C 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.