#78422F
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.1% 0.081 40), rgb(120, 66, 47).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (8.01:1).
About this color
#78422F is a dark, moderately saturated red. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.081 and its hue 40°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.045 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.01:1.
| Hue family | Reds |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.081) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.61:1 |
| White text | 8.01:1 |
Values
| HEX | #78422F |
| RGB | rgb(120, 66, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 44%, 33%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.1% 0.081 40) |
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 #78422F | 8.01:1 | AAA | Lc -92.2 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #78422F | 2.61:1 | Fails | Lc 16.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #78422F text on white | 8.01:1 | AAA | Lc 87.5 | Fine for body text |
| #78422F text on black | 2.61:1 | Fails | Lc -14.6 | 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
#F9F4F2
oklch(97% 0.006 43.3)
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Step 100
100
#F3E7E3
oklch(93.6% 0.014 39.4)
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Step 200
200
#E9D4CC
oklch(88.5% 0.026 42.1)
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Step 300
300
#DDB7AA
oklch(80.9% 0.048 39.8)
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Step 400
400
#CA917D
oklch(70.7% 0.075 40.2)
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Step 500
500
#BB755C
oklch(63.1% 0.096 40.4)
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Step 600
600
#A65C42
oklch(55.5% 0.104 39.9)
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Step 700
700
#8F4B34
oklch(49.1% 0.098 39.3)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#78422F
oklch(44.1% 0.081 40)
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Step 900
900
#5E3527
oklch(37.6% 0.064 39.5)
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Step 950
950
#372017
oklch(27.1% 0.039 42.1)
#78422F 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) | #50492D | 0.076 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5D552E | 0.071 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #83383D | 0.041 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #505050 | 0.081 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #78422F
#78422F
oklch(44.1% 0.081 40)
- #005C71
#005C71
oklch(43.9% 0.08 220.4)
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 #78422F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.045
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.046
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.047
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.051
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.052
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.052
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.058
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.063
Use #78422F 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.