#79440C
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.2% 0.097 60.2), rgb(121, 68, 12).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.93:1).
About this color
#79440C is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 44%, its chroma 0.097 and its hue 60°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.030 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.93:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (44%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.097) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.64:1 |
| White text | 7.93:1 |
Values
| HEX | #79440C |
| RGB | rgb(121, 68, 12) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 82%, 26%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.2% 0.097 60.2) |
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 #79440C | 7.93:1 | AAA | Lc -91.9 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #79440C | 2.64:1 | Fails | Lc 16.8 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #79440C text on white | 7.93:1 | AAA | Lc 87.2 | Fine for body text |
| #79440C text on black | 2.64:1 | Fails | Lc -14.9 | 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
#DDB99C
oklch(81% 0.057 60.7)
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Step 400
400
#CB9365
oklch(70.7% 0.092 60)
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Step 500
500
#BC7739
oklch(63.1% 0.116 60)
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Step 600
600
#A75E0C
oklch(55.5% 0.126 60.1)
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Step 700
700
#8F4E00
oklch(49.2% 0.115 60)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#79440C
oklch(44.2% 0.097 60.2)
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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)
#79440C 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) | #544A01 | 0.073 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #61560C | 0.064 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #85383A | 0.069 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #515151 | 0.097 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #79440C
#79440C
oklch(44.2% 0.097 60.2)
- #0B5983
#0B5983
oklch(44.3% 0.097 240)
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 #79440C, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.030
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.037
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.037
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.048
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.051
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.059
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.060
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.065
Use #79440C 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.