#78481F
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(45% 0.086 58.3), rgb(120, 72, 31).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.64:1).
About this color
#78481F is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.086 and its hue 58°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.022 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.64:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.086) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.74:1 |
| White text | 7.64:1 |
Values
| HEX | #78481F |
| RGB | rgb(120, 72, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 59%, 30%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45% 0.086 58.3) |
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 #78481F | 7.64:1 | AAA | Lc -91.1 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #78481F | 2.74:1 | Fails | Lc 17.7 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #78481F text on white | 7.64:1 | AAA | Lc 86.3 | Fine for body text |
| #78481F 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
#F9F4F1
oklch(97% 0.007 53.4)
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Step 100
100
#F2E8E1
oklch(93.7% 0.014 57.6)
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Step 200
200
#E8D5C8
oklch(88.5% 0.028 56.7)
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Step 300
300
#DAB9A1
oklch(80.8% 0.05 58)
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Step 400
400
#C7946E
oklch(70.6% 0.081 57.7)
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Step 500
500
#B77947
oklch(63% 0.102 58.3)
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Step 600
600
#A36127
oklch(55.6% 0.111 58.3)
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Step 700
700
#8B5019
oklch(49.1% 0.103 58.7)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#78481F
oklch(45% 0.086 58.3)
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Step 900
900
#5C381A
oklch(37.8% 0.067 58.4)
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Step 950
950
#362110
oklch(27% 0.043 58.6)
#78481F 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) | #564D1A | 0.065 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #62581F | 0.058 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #833E3F | 0.059 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #535353 | 0.086 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #78481F
#78481F
oklch(45% 0.086 58.3)
- #1C5B7F
#1C5B7F
oklch(44.9% 0.086 238.4)
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 #78481F, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.022
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.033
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.036
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.050
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.057
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.057
- Mud #735C12 ΔE 0.060
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.063
Use #78481F 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.