#764517
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44% 0.089 59.6), rgb(118, 69, 23).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.97:1).
About this color
#764517 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.089 and its hue 60°. 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 7.97:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.089) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.63:1 |
| White text | 7.97:1 |
Values
| HEX | #764517 |
| RGB | rgb(118, 69, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 67%, 28%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44% 0.089 59.6) |
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 #764517 | 7.97:1 | AAA | Lc -92.1 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #764517 | 2.63:1 | Fails | Lc 16.7 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #764517 text on white | 7.97:1 | AAA | Lc 87.4 | Fine for body text |
| #764517 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
#F2E8E0
oklch(93.7% 0.015 61.3)
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Step 200
200
#E8D5C7
oklch(88.5% 0.028 58.8)
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Step 300
300
#DBB99F
oklch(80.9% 0.053 59.3)
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Step 400
400
#C8946B
oklch(70.7% 0.084 59.1)
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Step 500
500
#B97942
oklch(63.2% 0.107 59.7)
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Step 600
600
#A4601F
oklch(55.5% 0.116 59.4)
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Step 700
700
#8C4F11
oklch(49% 0.108 59.4)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#764517
oklch(44% 0.089 59.6)
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Step 900
900
#5C3817
oklch(37.7% 0.069 60.5)
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Step 950
950
#36210F
oklch(27% 0.044 59.9)
#764517 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) | #544A11 | 0.066 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #605517 | 0.058 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #813A3C | 0.064 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #515151 | 0.090 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #764517
#764517
oklch(44% 0.089 59.6)
- #16587E
#16587E
oklch(43.9% 0.089 239.5)
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 #764517, 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 0.039
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.041
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.044
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.055
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.057
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.062
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.065
Use #764517 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.