#78440C
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44% 0.096 60.8), rgb(120, 68, 12).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.98:1).
About this color
#78440C is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.096 and its hue 61°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.031 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.98:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.096) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.63:1 |
| White text | 7.98:1 |
Values
| HEX | #78440C |
| RGB | rgb(120, 68, 12) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 82%, 26%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44% 0.096 60.8) |
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 #78440C | 7.98:1 | AAA | Lc -92.0 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #78440C | 2.63:1 | Fails | Lc 16.7 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #78440C text on white | 7.98:1 | AAA | Lc 87.3 | Fine for body text |
| #78440C text on black | 2.63:1 | Fails | Lc -14.8 | 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
#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
#E9D5C5
oklch(88.5% 0.031 61.1)
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Step 300
300
#DCB99C
oklch(80.9% 0.056 61.5)
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Step 400
400
#CA9366
oklch(70.6% 0.09 59.9)
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Step 500
500
#BB7839
oklch(63.2% 0.115 61.3)
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Step 600
600
#A75F0D
oklch(55.7% 0.125 60.7)
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Step 700
700
#8E4E00
oklch(49% 0.114 60.5)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#78440C
oklch(44% 0.096 60.8)
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Step 900
900
#5E3711
oklch(37.7% 0.075 60.8)
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Step 950
950
#37200C
oklch(26.9% 0.048 59.6)
#78440C 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) | #544901 | 0.070 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #60550C | 0.063 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #84383A | 0.069 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #515151 | 0.096 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #78440C
#78440C
oklch(44% 0.096 60.8)
- #0E5882
#0E5882
oklch(44% 0.096 240.7)
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 #78440C, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.031
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.038
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.039
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.046
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.052
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.058
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.061
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.065
Use #78440C 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.