#77451B
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.2% 0.088 57.3), rgb(119, 69, 27).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.92:1).
About this color
#77451B is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.088 and its hue 57°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.030 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.92:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.088) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.65:1 |
| White text | 7.92:1 |
Values
| HEX | #77451B |
| RGB | rgb(119, 69, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 63%, 29%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.2% 0.088 57.3) |
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 #77451B | 7.92:1 | AAA | Lc -91.9 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #77451B | 2.65:1 | Fails | Lc 16.8 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #77451B text on white | 7.92:1 | AAA | Lc 87.2 | Fine for body text |
| #77451B 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
#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
#DBB9A1
oklch(80.9% 0.051 57.1)
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Step 400
400
#C8946D
oklch(70.7% 0.082 57.8)
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Step 500
500
#B97845
oklch(63.1% 0.105 57.4)
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Step 600
600
#A56025
oklch(55.7% 0.115 57.2)
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Step 700
700
#8D4F17
oklch(49.2% 0.107 57.4)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#77451B
oklch(44.2% 0.088 57.3)
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Step 900
900
#5D3719
oklch(37.7% 0.069 56.7)
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Step 950
950
#362110
oklch(27% 0.043 58.6)
#77451B 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) | #544A16 | 0.067 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #60561B | 0.061 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #823A3C | 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°).
- #77451B
#77451B
oklch(44.2% 0.088 57.3)
- #14597E
#14597E
oklch(44.1% 0.089 238.1)
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 #77451B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.030
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.039
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.039
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.047
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.053
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.060
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.060
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.067
Use #77451B 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.