#7A450B
Closest named color: Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E). oklch(44.5% 0.098 60.9), rgb(122, 69, 11).
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White text reads best on this color (7.82:1).
About this color
#7A450B is a dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 45%, its chroma 0.098 and its hue 61°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E), ΔE 0.027 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.82:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | dark (45%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.098) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Milk Chocolate (#7F4E1E) |
| Black text | 2.68:1 |
| White text | 7.82:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7A450B |
| RGB | rgb(122, 69, 11) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 83%, 26%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.5% 0.098 60.9) |
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 #7A450B | 7.82:1 | AAA | Lc -91.6 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #7A450B | 2.68:1 | Fails | Lc 17.2 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #7A450B text on white | 7.82:1 | AAA | Lc 86.8 | Fine for body text |
| #7A450B text on black | 2.68:1 | Fails | Lc -15.3 | 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
#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
#CA9364
oklch(70.6% 0.091 61)
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Step 500
500
#BC7737
oklch(63.1% 0.117 60.7)
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Step 600
600
#A75F06
oklch(55.6% 0.127 61.5)
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Step 700
700
#8E4E00
oklch(49% 0.114 60.5)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#7A450B
oklch(44.5% 0.098 60.9)
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Step 900
900
#5E3710
oklch(37.7% 0.076 61.3)
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Step 950
950
#37200B
oklch(26.9% 0.048 60.6)
#7A450B 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) | #554A00 | 0.072 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #62570B | 0.064 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #86393B | 0.071 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #525252 | 0.098 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7A450B
#7A450B
oklch(44.5% 0.098 60.9)
- #0D5985
#0D5985
oklch(44.4% 0.099 241.5)
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 #7A450B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Milk Chocolate #7F4E1E ΔE 0.027
- Medium Brown #7F5112 ΔE 0.034
- Saddle Brown #8B4513 ΔE 0.035
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.050
- Rust Brown #8B3103 ΔE 0.052
- Olive Brown #645403 ΔE 0.058
- Red Brown #8B2E16 ΔE 0.061
- Warm Brown #964E02 ΔE 0.062
Use #7A450B 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.