#77470D
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.5% 0.094 64.4), rgb(119, 71, 13).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.80:1).
About this color
#77470D is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.094 and its hue 64°. 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 7.80:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.094) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.69:1 |
| White text | 7.80:1 |
Values
| HEX | #77470D |
| RGB | rgb(119, 71, 13) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 80%, 26%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.5% 0.094 64.4) |
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 #77470D | 7.80:1 | AAA | Lc -91.5 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #77470D | 2.69:1 | Fails | Lc 17.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #77470D text on white | 7.80:1 | AAA | Lc 86.8 | Fine for body text |
| #77470D 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
#F9F4F0
oklch(97% 0.008 61.5)
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Step 100
100
#F2E8DF
oklch(93.6% 0.016 64.7)
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Step 200
200
#E8D5C5
oklch(88.4% 0.03 62.5)
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Step 300
300
#DABA9C
oklch(80.9% 0.055 65.1)
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Step 400
400
#C79565
oklch(70.7% 0.088 64.4)
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Step 500
500
#B87A38
oklch(63.2% 0.112 64.8)
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Step 600
600
#A3610B
oklch(55.5% 0.122 64.3)
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Step 700
700
#8B5100
oklch(49.2% 0.111 64.6)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#77470D
oklch(44.5% 0.094 64.4)
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Step 900
900
#5C3811
oklch(37.6% 0.073 63.9)
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Step 950
950
#36210C
oklch(27% 0.046 63.5)
#77470D 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) | #564B02 | 0.064 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #62570E | 0.057 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #833C3C | 0.070 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.094 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #77470D
#77470D
oklch(44.5% 0.094 64.4)
- #1C5884
#1C5884
oklch(44.4% 0.094 244.8)
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 #77470D, 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 0.032
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.040
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.045
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.051
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.057
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.059
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.065
Use #77470D 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.