#78472D
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(45% 0.078 47.9), rgb(120, 71, 45).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.67:1).
About this color
#78472D 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 0.032 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.67:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.078) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.73:1 |
| White text | 7.67:1 |
Values
| HEX | #78472D |
| RGB | rgb(120, 71, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 45%, 32%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45% 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 #78472D | 7.67:1 | AAA | Lc -91.2 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #78472D | 2.73:1 | Fails | Lc 17.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #78472D text on white | 7.67:1 | AAA | Lc 86.4 | Fine for body text |
| #78472D text on black | 2.73:1 | 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
#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
#B77857
oklch(63.1% 0.092 48.2)
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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)
#78472D
oklch(45% 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
#362116
oklch(27.1% 0.038 48.3)
#78472D 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) | #544D2B | 0.067 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #60572D | 0.060 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #833E41 | 0.047 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #535353 | 0.078 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #78472D
#78472D
oklch(45% 0.078 47.9)
- #185D77
#185D77
oklch(44.9% 0.078 228.2)
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 #78472D, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.032
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.041
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.045
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.055
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.057
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.058
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.060
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.063
Use #78472D 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.