#76452B
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.3% 0.078 47.9), rgb(118, 69, 43).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.90:1).
About this color
#76452B is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.078 and its hue 48°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.037 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.90:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.078) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.65:1 |
| White text | 7.90:1 |
Values
| HEX | #76452B |
| RGB | rgb(118, 69, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 47%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.3% 0.078 47.9) |
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 #76452B | 7.90:1 | AAA | Lc -91.9 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #76452B | 2.65:1 | Fails | Lc 16.8 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #76452B text on white | 7.90:1 | AAA | Lc 87.2 | Fine for body text |
| #76452B text on black | 2.65:1 | Fails | Lc -14.9 | 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
#F2E7E2
oklch(93.5% 0.014 46.2)
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Step 200
200
#E8D5CB
oklch(88.6% 0.025 49.7)
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Step 300
300
#DAB8A8
oklch(80.8% 0.045 46.7)
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Step 400
400
#C79379
oklch(70.7% 0.073 47.7)
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Step 500
500
#B87857
oklch(63.2% 0.093 47.8)
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Step 600
600
#A3603C
oklch(55.7% 0.101 48)
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Step 700
700
#8B4F2E
oklch(49.1% 0.093 48.3)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#76452B
oklch(44.3% 0.078 47.9)
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Step 900
900
#5C3724
oklch(37.7% 0.061 47.5)
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Step 950
950
#362015
oklch(26.9% 0.039 47.1)
#76452B 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) | #524B29 | 0.068 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5E552B | 0.061 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #813C3F | 0.047 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #515151 | 0.078 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #76452B
#76452B
oklch(44.3% 0.078 47.9)
- #155B75
#155B75
oklch(44.2% 0.078 228.2)
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 #76452B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.037
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.044
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.049
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.054
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.055
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.055
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.058
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.058
Use #76452B 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.