#76471C
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.5% 0.086 59.8), rgb(118, 71, 28).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.81:1).
About this color
#76471C is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.086 and its hue 60°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.027 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.81:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.086) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.68:1 |
| White text | 7.81:1 |
Values
| HEX | #76471C |
| RGB | rgb(118, 71, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 62%, 29%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.5% 0.086 59.8) |
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 #76471C | 7.81:1 | AAA | Lc -91.6 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #76471C | 2.68:1 | Fails | Lc 17.1 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #76471C text on white | 7.81:1 | AAA | Lc 86.9 | Fine for body text |
| #76471C text on black | 2.68:1 | Fails | Lc -15.2 | 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 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
#DABAA1
oklch(81% 0.05 60)
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Step 400
400
#C6956D
oklch(70.7% 0.08 60.2)
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Step 500
500
#B77A45
oklch(63.2% 0.103 60.2)
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Step 600
600
#A26225
oklch(55.7% 0.111 60.3)
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Step 700
700
#8B5017
oklch(49.1% 0.104 59.3)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#76471C
oklch(44.5% 0.086 59.8)
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Step 900
900
#5B3819
oklch(37.6% 0.067 60)
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Step 950
950
#362110
oklch(27% 0.043 58.6)
#76471C 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) | #554C17 | 0.063 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #60561C | 0.056 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #813D3E | 0.061 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.086 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #76471C
#76471C
oklch(44.5% 0.086 59.8)
- #1D597E
#1D597E
oklch(44.4% 0.086 240.2)
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 #76471C, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.027
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.036
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.040
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.045
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.055
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.058
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.062
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.065
Use #76471C 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.