#77482A
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(45% 0.078 52.1), rgb(119, 72, 42).
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White text reads best on this color (7.65:1).
About this color
#77482A is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.078 and its hue 52°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.028 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.65:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.078) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.74:1 |
| White text | 7.65:1 |
Values
| HEX | #77482A |
| RGB | rgb(119, 72, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 48%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45% 0.078 52.1) |
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 #77482A | 7.65:1 | AAA | Lc -91.2 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #77482A | 2.74:1 | Fails | Lc 17.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #77482A text on white | 7.65:1 | AAA | Lc 86.4 | Fine for body text |
| #77482A text on black | 2.74:1 | Fails | Lc -15.7 | 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
#F1E8E2
oklch(93.6% 0.013 56.2)
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Step 200
200
#E7D5CA
oklch(88.5% 0.025 53.7)
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Step 300
300
#D9B9A6
oklch(80.8% 0.045 52.5)
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Step 400
400
#C69477
oklch(70.7% 0.073 51.3)
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Step 500
500
#B67953
oklch(63.1% 0.093 52.2)
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Step 600
600
#A16137
oklch(55.6% 0.101 52.5)
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Step 700
700
#8A502A
oklch(49.1% 0.094 52.1)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#77482A
oklch(45% 0.078 52.1)
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Step 900
900
#5B3822
oklch(37.7% 0.061 52.1)
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Step 950
950
#352114
oklch(27% 0.038 53.4)
#77482A 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) | #554D27 | 0.064 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #61572A | 0.056 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #823F41 | 0.050 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #535353 | 0.078 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #77482A
#77482A
oklch(45% 0.078 52.1)
- #1D5C79
#1D5C79
oklch(44.9% 0.078 232.5)
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 #77482A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.028
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.040
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.040
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.054
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.059
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.060
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.063
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.064
Use #77482A 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.