#77462C
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.6% 0.078 47.9), rgb(119, 70, 44).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.78:1).
About this color
#77462C is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.078 and its hue 48°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.034 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.78:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.078) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.69:1 |
| White text | 7.78:1 |
Values
| HEX | #77462C |
| RGB | rgb(119, 70, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 46%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.6% 0.078 47.9) |
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 #77462C | 7.78:1 | AAA | Lc -91.6 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #77462C | 2.69:1 | Fails | Lc 17.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #77462C text on white | 7.78:1 | AAA | Lc 86.8 | Fine for body text |
| #77462C text on black | 2.69:1 | Fails | Lc -15.3 | 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 800.
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Step 50
50
#F9F4F2
oklch(97% 0.006 43.3)
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Step 100
100
#F2E7E2
oklch(93.5% 0.014 46.2)
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Step 200
200
#E8D5CB
oklch(88.6% 0.025 49.7)
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Step 300
300
#DAB8A8
oklch(80.8% 0.045 46.7)
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Step 400
400
#C79379
oklch(70.7% 0.073 47.7)
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Step 500
500
#B87857
oklch(63.2% 0.093 47.8)
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Step 600
600
#A3603C
oklch(55.7% 0.101 48)
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Step 700
700
#8B4F2E
oklch(49.1% 0.093 48.3)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#77462C
oklch(44.6% 0.078 47.9)
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Step 900
900
#5C3724
oklch(37.7% 0.061 47.5)
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Step 950
950
#362115
oklch(27.1% 0.039 50.3)
#77462C 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) | #534C2A | 0.068 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5F562C | 0.061 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #823D40 | 0.047 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.078 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #77462C
#77462C
oklch(44.6% 0.078 47.9)
- #175C76
#175C76
oklch(44.6% 0.078 228.3)
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 #77462C, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.034
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.042
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.047
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.055
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.056
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.056
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.059
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.060
Use #77462C 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.