#755000
Closest named color: Medium Brown (#7F5112). oklch(46% 0.096 78), rgb(117, 80, 0).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.23:1).
About this color
#755000 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.096 and its hue 78°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Brown (#7F5112), ΔE 0.022 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.23:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.096) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Medium Brown (#7F5112) |
| Black text | 2.90:1 |
| White text | 7.23:1 |
Values
| HEX | #755000 |
| RGB | rgb(117, 80, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 100%, 23%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46% 0.096 78) |
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 #755000 | 7.23:1 | AAA | Lc -89.8 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #755000 | 2.90:1 | Fails | Lc 19.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #755000 text on white | 7.23:1 | AAA | Lc 84.9 | Fine for body text |
| #755000 text on black | 2.90:1 | Fails | Lc -17.2 | 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 700.
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Step 50
50
#F8F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
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Step 100
100
#EFE9E0
oklch(93.6% 0.014 78.3)
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Step 200
200
#E3D7C7
oklch(88.4% 0.025 75.3)
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Step 300
300
#D1BEA0
oklch(81% 0.046 79.2)
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Step 400
400
#BA9B6B
oklch(70.6% 0.074 78)
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Step 500
500
#A98242
oklch(63.1% 0.095 78)
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Step 600
600
#946B1F
oklch(55.6% 0.103 78.4)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#755000
oklch(46% 0.096 78)
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Step 800
800
#674912
oklch(42.8% 0.08 78)
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Step 900
900
#543D17
oklch(37.7% 0.062 77.3)
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Step 950
950
#31240F
oklch(27% 0.039 77.9)
#755000 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) | #5E5200 | 0.042 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #675B04 | 0.038 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #804643 | 0.081 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #575757 | 0.096 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #755000
#755000
oklch(46% 0.096 78)
- #34588D
#34588D
oklch(46% 0.096 258)
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 #755000, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.022
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.029
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.032
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.032
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.048
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.052
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.052
- Green Brown #544E03 ΔE 0.061
Use #755000 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.