#77441C
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44% 0.088 55.6), rgb(119, 68, 28).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.99:1).
About this color
#77441C is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.088 and its hue 56°. 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 (0.088) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.62:1 |
| White text | 7.99:1 |
Values
| HEX | #77441C |
| RGB | rgb(119, 68, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 62%, 29%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44% 0.088 55.6) |
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 #77441C | 7.99:1 | AAA | Lc -92.1 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #77441C | 2.62:1 | Fails | Lc 16.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #77441C text on white | 7.99:1 | AAA | Lc 87.4 | Fine for body text |
| #77441C 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
#F2E8E1
oklch(93.7% 0.014 57.6)
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Step 200
200
#E9D5C8
oklch(88.6% 0.028 55.3)
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Step 300
300
#DCB9A1
oklch(81% 0.052 56.3)
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Step 400
400
#C9936E
oklch(70.7% 0.083 55.4)
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Step 500
500
#BA7747
oklch(63% 0.106 55.1)
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Step 600
600
#A55F27
oklch(55.5% 0.114 55.7)
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Step 700
700
#8E4E19
oklch(49.2% 0.107 55.5)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#77441C
oklch(44% 0.088 55.6)
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Step 900
900
#5D371A
oklch(37.7% 0.069 56)
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Step 950
950
#372010
oklch(26.9% 0.044 54.5)
#77441C 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) | #534A17 | 0.070 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5F551C | 0.063 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #83393B | 0.059 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #515151 | 0.088 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #77441C
#77441C
oklch(44% 0.088 55.6)
- #0F597C
#0F597C
oklch(43.9% 0.088 235.7)
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 #77441C, 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 0.048
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.051
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.058
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.063
- Chestnut #742802 ΔE 0.065
Use #77441C 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.