#76572F
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(48% 0.069 71.9), rgb(118, 87, 47).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.61:1).
About this color
#76572F is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.069 and its hue 72°. 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 6.61:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.069) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 3.17:1 |
| White text | 6.61:1 |
Values
| HEX | #76572F |
| RGB | rgb(118, 87, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 43%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48% 0.069 71.9) |
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 #76572F | 6.61:1 | AA | Lc -87.7 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #76572F | 3.17:1 | AA large text | Lc 21.4 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #76572F text on white | 6.61:1 | AA | Lc 82.6 | Fine for body text |
| #76572F text on black | 3.17:1 | AA large text | Lc -19.3 | 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 700.
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Step 50
50
#F7F5F2
oklch(97.1% 0.005 78.3)
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Step 100
100
#EEE9E3
oklch(93.6% 0.01 72.7)
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Step 200
200
#E1D7CC
oklch(88.4% 0.019 70.2)
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Step 300
300
#CFBEAA
oklch(81% 0.034 71.8)
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Step 400
400
#B69C7C
oklch(70.8% 0.054 72.6)
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Step 500
500
#A4835B
oklch(63.2% 0.069 71.4)
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Step 600
600
#8F6C40
oklch(55.6% 0.075 71.6)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#76572F
oklch(48% 0.069 71.9)
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Step 800
800
#634A2A
oklch(42.8% 0.058 72.1)
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Step 900
900
#503E26
oklch(37.7% 0.045 73.7)
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Step 950
950
#2F2417
oklch(26.9% 0.028 70.9)
#76572F 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) | #62582B | 0.036 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #696030 | 0.033 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #804F4E | 0.058 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5D5D5D | 0.069 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #76572F
#76572F
oklch(48% 0.069 71.9)
- #406084
#406084
oklch(48% 0.07 252.2)
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 #76572F, 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 0.027
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.034
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.044
- Dirt Brown #836539 ΔE 0.047
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.051
- Greeny Brown #696006 ΔE 0.053
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.054
Use #76572F 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.