#77441A
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44% 0.089 56.6), rgb(119, 68, 26).
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White text reads best on this color (7.99:1).
About this color
#77441A is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.089 and its hue 57°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.032 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.99:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.089) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.62:1 |
| White text | 7.99:1 |
Values
| HEX | #77441A |
| RGB | rgb(119, 68, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 64%, 28%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44% 0.089 56.6) |
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 #77441A | 7.99:1 | AAA | Lc -92.1 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #77441A | 2.62:1 | Fails | Lc 16.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #77441A text on white | 7.99:1 | AAA | Lc 87.4 | Fine for body text |
| #77441A text on black | 2.62:1 | Fails | Lc -14.7 | 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
#E9D5C7
oklch(88.6% 0.029 57.3)
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Step 300
300
#DCB9A1
oklch(81% 0.052 56.3)
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Step 400
400
#C9936D
oklch(70.6% 0.084 56)
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Step 500
500
#BA7845
oklch(63.2% 0.106 57)
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Step 600
600
#A55F24
oklch(55.5% 0.116 56.7)
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Step 700
700
#8E4E16
oklch(49.1% 0.108 56.3)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#77441A
oklch(44% 0.089 56.6)
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Step 900
900
#5D3719
oklch(37.7% 0.069 56.7)
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Step 950
950
#372010
oklch(26.9% 0.044 54.5)
#77441A 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) | #534A15 | 0.070 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5F551A | 0.063 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #83393B | 0.061 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #515151 | 0.089 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #77441A
#77441A
oklch(44% 0.089 56.6)
- #0F597D
#0F597D
oklch(44% 0.089 236.5)
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 #77441A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.032
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.040
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.042
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.047
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.052
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.058
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.062
- Chestnut #742802 ΔE 0.066
Use #77441A 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.