#784B38
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(46% 0.068 43.5), rgb(120, 75, 56).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.33:1).
About this color
#784B38 is a medium-dark, muted brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.068 and its hue 44°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.035 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.33:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (46%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.068) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.86:1 |
| White text | 7.33:1 |
Values
| HEX | #784B38 |
| RGB | rgb(120, 75, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 36%, 35%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46% 0.068 43.5) |
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 #784B38 | 7.33:1 | AAA | Lc -90.2 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #784B38 | 2.86:1 | Fails | Lc 18.7 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #784B38 text on white | 7.33:1 | AAA | Lc 85.3 | Fine for body text |
| #784B38 text on black | 2.86:1 | Fails | Lc -16.7 | 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 700.
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Step 50
50
#F8F4F3
oklch(97% 0.005 34.3)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E5
oklch(93.6% 0.01 41.9)
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Step 200
200
#E4D6D0
oklch(88.6% 0.018 44.8)
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Step 300
300
#D4BAB0
oklch(80.8% 0.033 42.2)
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Step 400
400
#BE9786
oklch(70.8% 0.053 44.8)
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Step 500
500
#AD7C68
oklch(63% 0.068 43.1)
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Step 600
600
#986550
oklch(55.6% 0.074 43.2)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#784B38
oklch(46% 0.068 43.5)
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Step 800
800
#694535
oklch(42.7% 0.056 44.7)
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Step 900
900
#563A2E
oklch(37.7% 0.045 44.1)
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Step 950
950
#32221B
oklch(26.9% 0.028 44.6)
#784B38 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) | #575036 | 0.061 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #615A38 | 0.057 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #824346 | 0.039 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #565656 | 0.069 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #784B38
#784B38
oklch(46% 0.068 43.5)
- #256074
#256074
oklch(45.9% 0.068 223.7)
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 #784B38, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.035
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.047
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.048
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.048
- Cocoa #875F42 ΔE 0.063
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.065
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.067
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.067
Use #784B38 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.